Performance and power evaluation of a 3D CMOS/Nanomaterial reconfigurable architecture

Chen Dong, Deming Chen, Sansiri Tanachutiwat, Wei Wang

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Abstract

In this paper, we introduce a novel reconfigurable architecture, named 3D nFPGA, which utilizes 3D integration techniques and new nanoscale materials synergistically. The proposed architecture is based on CMOS-nano hybrid techniques that incorporate nanomaterials such as carbon nanotube bundles and nanowire crossbars into CMOS fabrication process. Using unique features of FPGAs and a novel 3D stacking method enabled by the application of nanomaterials, 3D nFPGA obtains a 4.5X footprint reduction compared to traditional CMOS-based 2D FPGAs. With a customized design automation flow, we evaluate the performance and power of 3D nFPGA driven by the 20 largest MCNC benchmarks. Results demonstrate that 3D nFPGA is able to provide a performance gain of 2.6X with a small power overhead comparing to the CMOS 2D FPGA architecture.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2007 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, ICCAD
Pages758-764
Number of pages7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2007
Event2007 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, ICCAD - San Jose, CA, United States
Duration: Nov 4 2007Nov 8 2007

Publication series

NameIEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, Digest of Technical Papers, ICCAD
ISSN (Print)1092-3152

Other

Other2007 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Computer-Aided Design, ICCAD
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Jose, CA
Period11/4/0711/8/07

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design

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