Equation 3 · Part 2 · Comparing the Main Approaches to Chiplets and Advanced Packaging
Symbol f_b
What this part means
the data rate carried by a single connection.
Its job in the formula
occurs above the fraction bar. The numerator is divided by the entire denominator below it.
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Where the article explains it
where is the data rate carried by a single connection.
The passage around this formula
…a given joint area can carry. Treating the joint as a grid of independent connections at pitch p , each connection occupying roughly of area, gives a first-order areal bandwidth density . where is the data rate carried by a single connection. The relationship is quadratic in pitch, not linear: halving the pitch alone — with no change to the per-connection data rate — quadruples the number of connections available in the same area, and therefore roughly quadruples aggregate bandwidth…
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Sources cited in the article section
- [6] Chiplets: Piecing Together the Next Generation of Chips (Part I) ↗
- [11] Architecture, Dataflow and Physical Design Implications of 3D-ICs for DNN-Accelerators ↗
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