A Framework for Scalable TSV Assignment and Selection in Three-Dimensional Networks-on-Chips

Table 1

Hardware synthesis results.

Size	(μm^2)			(μW)			Max. freq (MHz)
	Elevator-First	MD-based	Optimistic	Elevator-First	MD-based	Optimistic	Elevator-First	MD-based	Optimistic
4 × 4 × 4	975	955	1115	299	277	338	3709	3709	3684
8 × 8 × 4	1173	1091	1230	346	312	367	3709	3709	3684
16 × 16 × 4	1350	1170	1324	397	335	394	3708	3701	3684
24 × 24 × 4	1562	1302	1450	445	363	424	3668	3701	3684

operating frequency of 1 GHz was used to obtain the area and the power consumption.