Building Many-Core Processor-to-DRAM Networks with Monolithic CMOS Silicon Photonics
IEEE Micro2009Vol. 29(4), pp. 8–21
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Abstract
Silicon photonics is a promising technology for addressing memory bandwidth limitations in future many-core processors. This article first introduces a new monolithic silicon-photonic technology, which uses a standard bulk CMOS process to reduce costs and improve energy efficiency, and then explores the logical and physical implications of leveraging this technology in processor-to-memory networks.