The dark side of silicon: Energy efficient computing in the dark silicon era

: Amir Rahmani, Pasi Liljeberg, Ahmed Hemani, Axel Jantsch, Hannu Tenhunen

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

: 2017

: The Dark Side of Silicon: Energy Efficient Computing in the Dark Silicon Era

: 1

: 347

: 978-3-319-31594-2

: 978-3-319-31596-6

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31596-6

This
book presents the state-of-the art of one of the main concerns with
microprocessors today, a phenomenon known as "dark silicon". Readers
will learn how power constraints (both leakage and dynamic power) limit
the extent to which large portions of a chip can be powered up at a
given time, i.e. how much actual performance and functionality the
microprocessor can provide. The authors describe their research toward
the future of microprocessor development in the dark silicon era,
covering a variety of important aspects of dark silicon-aware
architectures including design, management, reliability, and test.
Readers will benefit from specific recommendations for mitigating the
dark silicon phenomenon, including energy-efficient, dedicated solutions
and technologies to maximize the utilization and reliability of
microprocessors.

Enables readers to understand the dark silicon phenomenon and why it has emerged, including detailed analysis of its impacts;

Presents state-of-the-art research, as well as tools for mitigating the dark silicon phenomenon;

Includes coverage of various aspects of dark silicon awareness in design, management, reliability, and tests.