Network On Chip
Network-on-Chip or Network-on-a-Chip (NoC or NOC) is an approach to designing the communication subsystem between IP cores in a System-on-a-Chip (SoC). NoCs can span synchronous and asynchronous clock domains or use unclocked asynchronous logic. NoC applies networking theory and methods to on-chip communication and brings notable improvements over conventional bus and crossbar interconnections. NoC improves the scalability of SoCs, and the power efficiency of complex SoCs compared to other designs. Research has been done on integrated optical waveguides and devices comprising an Optical Network-on-Chip (ONoC).
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