10. System-on-Chip (SoC) Design and Emerging Trends in Computer Architecture
System-on-Chip (SoC) design integrates multiple components into a single chip, enhancing performance, cost-efficiency, and power management. Emerging trends like heterogeneous computing, AI acceleration, and modular chiplet designs are central to modern architecture. The chapter addresses challenges such as thermal management and security risks that arise with complex SoCs.
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What we have learnt
- SoCs integrate all necessary components of a computing system into a single chip.
- Emerging trends like AI acceleration and chiplet-based designs are reshaping computer architecture.
- There are significant challenges in the field, including security, thermal management, and verification complexity.
Key Concepts
- -- SystemonChip (SoC)
- A single silicon chip that integrates all components of a computer or embedded system.
- -- Heterogeneous Computing
- An architecture that utilizes multiple types of processors to optimize diverse workloads.
- -- ChipletBased Design
- A design paradigm using smaller dies combined in a package for better scalability.
- -- AI Acceleration
- Dedicated hardware designed specifically for executing machine learning tasks efficiently.
- -- RISCV Architecture
- An open-source instruction set architecture (ISA) that is customizable and scalable.
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