On ultra-short wireless interconnects for NoCs and SoCs: Bridging the ‘THz Gap’

We review and analyze the critical features of ultra-short range wireless links. These features will be required for advancing NoC and SoC integration to the next level, as transistor scaling and hetero-integration on silicon substrates are expected to reach their full potential by the end of the decade. Based on published transceiver data, the scalable wireless NoCs for multi-core processors and reconfigurable networks for SoCs are within reach...