Router Connectivity, Silicon Area, and Frequency in the Middle Layer of Four-Layered 3D NoC with Different Types of Networks
under Consideration
Type 1 Router
Type 2 Router
Type 3 Router
Area
Frequency
Area
Frequency
Area Frequency
Networks Position Connectivity (mm 2
)
(GHz)
Position Connectivity (mm 2
)
(GHz)
Position Connectivity (mm 2
)
(GHz)
Mesh-1
Center
7
0.132
1.52
Edge
6
0.115
1.55
Corner
5
0.079
1.6

Mesh-2
Center
8
0.15
1.50
Edge
7
0.132
1.52
Corner
6
0.115
1.55

BFT
Leaf
6
0.115
1.52
Stem
6
0.115
1.52
Root a
4
0.06
1.66

MoT
Leaf
5
0.072
1.60
Stem
3
0.041
1.70
Root
2
0.022
1.90

a
In BFT network with 2
n
cores, the connectivity of root routers is 4 when n
is even and is 2 when n
is odd.
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Three-Dimensional Integration of Network-on-Chip