MP SoCs including optical interconnect: technological progresses and challenges for CAD tools design

Abstract

This paper surveys the multi-technology Multiprocessors Systems-on-Chip (MP SoC) -we emphasize the systems including optical solution for on-chipinterconnects as an alternate solution for the current challenges in MP SoCs such as networks bandwidth, scalability and flexibility. We present also some tools and methodologies for global specification of multitechnology systems and the challenges for CAD tools design.