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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2012
Dongkook Park, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Aniruddha Vaidya, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Akhilesh Kumar, Saratoga, CA (US);
Mani Azimi, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Dongkook Park, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Aniruddha Vaidya, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Akhilesh Kumar, Saratoga, CA (US);
Mani Azimi, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Layout-aware modular decoupled crossbar and router for on-chip interconnects and associated micro-architectures and methods of operation. A crossbar and router architecture called MoDe-X (Modular Decoupled Crossbar) is disclosed that supports 5-port routing for use in 2D mesh interconnects and is implemented through use of decoupled row and column sub-crossbar modules in combination with feeder wiring and control logic that enables routing between ports on the row and column sub-crossbar modules. The corresponding MoDe-X router supports 5-port routing between various router input and output port combinations while reducing both router area and power consumption when compared with a conventional 5×5 crossbar design and implementation. The MoDe-X micro-architecture can be configured to support both single and dual local port injection configurations.