New perspectives for multicore architectures using advanced technologies

F. Clermidy (1) , Pascal Vivet (1) , D. Dutoit (1) , Yvain Thonnart (1) , J.L. Gonzales (1) , J.P Noël (1) , B. Giraud (1) , A. Levisse (2, 1) , O. Billoint (1) , S. Thuriès (1)

1 CEA-LETI - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives - Laboratoire d'Electronique et de Technologie de l'Information
2 IM2NP - Institut des Matériaux, de Microélectronique et des Nanosciences de Provence

Impact of advanced technologies on the design and structure of multicore architectures is presented in this paper. More specifically, the power consumption and design complexity walls are examined leading to a “conquer-and-divide” strategy based on multicore partitioning and specialization. We then show how 3D stacking, Monolithic 3D integration and BEOL NVM can be associated to build new, simplified and power- efficient multicore.

Domains: Engineering Sciences [physics]; Micro and nanotechnologies/Microelectronics

F. Clermidy, Pascal Vivet, D. Dutoit, Yvain Thonnart, J.L. Gonzales, et al.. New perspectives for multicore architectures using advanced technologies. International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM), Dec 2016, San Francisco, United States. pp.878-881, ⟨10.1109/IEDM.2016.7838545⟩. ⟨hal-01451464⟩