PowerSoC
MPSoC Power Delivery System Analysis Platform
Power delivery system has great influence on the design of multiprocessor systems, such as many-core processors and multiprocessor system-on-chips. It is important to holistically analyze and co-optimize its power delivery system to balance the energy efficiency, performance, cost, scalability, and reliability of a multiprocessor system.
PowerSoC is a modeling, analysis, and optimization platform for power delivery systems which can help to develop effective power management techniques. It is based on analytical models to provide an accurate and fast evaluation of important characteristics, such as power efficiency, transient response, and cost, for the entire power delivery system consisting of on/off-chip converters and power delivery networks. Compared to SPICE simulations, PowerSoC achieves a simulation time reduction of 6~7 orders of magnitude and 5% error. The following diagram provides an overview of PowerSoC.
Project Member: Xiao Li, Jiang Xu, Zhongyuan Tian, Xuanqi Chen, Jun Feng, Jiaxu Zhang
Maintained by: Xiao Li (xiao.li@connect.ust.hk). If there is any inquiry or suggestion, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Past Member: Haoran Li, Xuan Wang, Xiaowen Wu, Zhehui Wang, Zhe Wang
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AGREEMENT
PowerSoC is made openly available under the following license. Please cite the following paper if it is used.
- Xuan Wang, Jiang Xu, Zhe Wang, Kevin Chen, Xiaowen Wu, Zhehui Wang, Peng Yang, Luan H.K. Duong, “An Analytical Study of Power Delivery Systems for Many-Core Processors Using On-Chip and Off-Chip Voltage Regulators,” IEEE Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, vol.34, no.9, pp.1401-1414, September 2015. [PDF]
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