Network-on-chips: Technological Advances and Future Directions

The network-on-chip (NoC) system is an innovative chip communication architecture that separates communication from traditional chip designs, increasing the scalability of the chip and reducing the burden of the research and development process caused by the increasing complexity. In addition, its centralized communication system significantly shortens chip response time and reduces research and development costs. At present, NoC is a hot research direction in the field of integrated circuits, with broad research potential and application prospects. This paper reviews the advanced literature on network-on-chip systems, summarizes the characteristics and technical trends of NoC to provide researchers in related fields with a concise architecture, and offers some new research directions for future research. The study reveals that the network-on-chip system not only improves the scalability and response speed of the chip but also reduces the research and development cost. Therefore, it has great research potential and application prospects in the field of integrated circuits.