The advantages of 3D design can be exploited by reducing the memoryaccess time. In this article, the authors use a simulator based on analyticalmodels to build an optimal processor-memory configuration for two designs:a graphics processor and a microprocessor.
Index Terms:
Access time, cycle time, cache performance, wafer-level 3D integration, SRAM, DRAM
Citation:
Annie (Yujuan) Zeng, James (JianQiang) L?, Kenneth Rose, Ronald J. Gutmann, "First-Order Performance Prediction of Cache Memory with Wafer-Level3D Integration," IEEE Design and Test of Computers, vol. 22, no. 6, pp. 548-555, Nov./Dec. 2005, doi:10.1109/MDT.2005.138