Press Release
OCP-IP Announces Part One of
Network-on-Chip Benchmarking Specification
BEAVERTON, Ore. — March 3, 2008 — OCP-IP today announced that part one of
the Network-on-Chip (NoC) Benchmarking Specification has entered member
review. Part one of the specification details requirements and
features for application programs, synthetic micro-benchmarks, and abstract
benchmark applications. It discusses ways to measure and benchmark
reliability, fault tolerance, and testability of the on-chip communication
fabric.
This specification was completed with the collaboration of a number of
the world’s most prestigious universities working on NoC research including:
University of British Columbia, Carnegie Melon University, Royal Institute
of Technology, Tampere University of Technology and Washington State
University and was supported by cooperation and participation of industry
members from the OCP-IP NoC Benchmarking Working Group (NoC BWG).
These companies include: GreenSocs, Nokia, Sonics, Synopsys, Texas
Instruments, and Toshiba.
Members wishing to review and comment on part one of the NoC spec or join
the OCP-IP NoC Benchmarking Working Group are invited to immediately contact
admin@ocpip.org. To download a
free copy of OCP-IP’s white paper discussing the topic of NoC Benchmarking,
visit www.ocpip.org.
About OCP-IP
The OCP International Partnership Association, Inc. (OCP-IP), formed in
2001, promotes and supports the Open Core Protocol (OCP) as the complete
socket standard ensuring rapid creation and integration of interoperable
virtual components. OCP-IP's Governing Steering Committee participants
include: Nokia [NYSE: NOK], Sonics Inc., Synopsys [SNPS], Texas Instruments
[NYSE: TXN], and Toshiba Semiconductor Group (including Toshiba America
TAEC). OCP-IP is a non-profit corporation delivering the first fully
supported, openly licensed, core-centric protocol comprehensively fulfilling
system-level integration requirements. The OCP facilitates IP core
reusability and reduces design time, risk, and manufacturing costs for SoC
designs. For additional background and membership information, visit
www.OCPIP.org.
