Concepts de base
The author discusses the benefits and challenges of using heterogeneous chiplets for large-scale computing, emphasizing the need for interconnecting resources effectively.
Résumé
The content delves into the advantages and obstacles associated with employing heterogeneous chiplets in large-scale computing systems. It highlights the importance of efficient interconnection, cost efficiency, time-to-market reduction, and software programming challenges. The paper also addresses infrastructure challenges from diverse AI workloads, hardware design issues, security concerns, and software programming complexities in chiplet systems.
Stats
Monolithic ASIC design cycle: >1 year; Cost: >$1,000,000; Integration: +++; Energy Efficiency: +++; Performance: +++
Chiplet design cycle: months; Cost: $1,000-$1,000,000; Integration: ++; Energy Efficiency: ++; Performance: ++
PCB design cycle: weeks; Cost: $100-$10,000; Integration: +; Energy Efficiency: +; Performance: +
Citations
"In this paper, we first discuss the diversity and evolving demands of different AI workloads."
"Heterogeneous chiplet architecture is favored to keep scaling up and scaling out the system."
"The emerging chiplet technologies are enabling novel heterogeneous integration across different IP vendors."
"Chiplets are smaller chips disaggregated from an SoC optimized for in-package communication."
"The chiplet technology has been adopted and shown great improvement in real-world products."