Towards ultra-high-speed cryogenic single-flux-quantum computing

K Ishida, M Tanaka, T Ono, K Inoue - IEICE Transactions on …, 2018 - search.ieice.org
K Ishida, M Tanaka, T Ono, K Inoue
IEICE Transactions on Electronics, 2018search.ieice.org
CMOS microprocessors are limited in their capacity for clock speed improvement because of
increasing computing power, ie, they face a power-wall problem. Single-flux-quantum (SFQ)
circuits offer a solution with their ultra-fast-speed and ultra-low-power natures. This paper
introduces our contributions towards ultra-high-speed cryogenic SFQ computing. The first
step is to design SFQ microprocessors. From qualitatively and quantitatively evaluating past-
designed SFQ microprocessors, we have found that revisiting the architecture of SFQ …
CMOS microprocessors are limited in their capacity for clock speed improvement because of increasing computing power, i.e., they face a power-wall problem. Single-flux-quantum (SFQ) circuits offer a solution with their ultra-fast-speed and ultra-low-power natures. This paper introduces our contributions towards ultra-high-speed cryogenic SFQ computing. The first step is to design SFQ microprocessors. From qualitatively and quantitatively evaluating past-designed SFQ microprocessors, we have found that revisiting the architecture of SFQ microprocessors and on-chip caches is the first critical challenge. On the basis of cross-layer discussions and analysis, we came to the conclusion that a bit-parallel gate-level pipeline architecture is the best solution for SFQ designs. This paper summarizes our current research results targeting SFQ microprocessors and on-chip cache architectures.
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