The evolution of SOC interconnect and How NOC Fits Within It

In this paper, we describe “The Evolution of SOC Interconnect and How NOC Fits Within It” which is being presented during the “A Decade of NOC Research-Where Do We Stand?” session at DAC 2010. The presentation looks at the features that have helped shape the development of on-chip interconnect solutions. The evolution of NoC is considered alongside the evolution of the AMBA on-chip communication architecture, and consideration is given to the techniques that are considered most important.