Andrei Terechko

http://www.terechko.net

PhD subject

Clustered VLIW architectures: ISA, instruction scheduling, and physical characterization

Abstract:
Ongoing increase of wire delay relative to logic delay in future IC technologies forces clustering of ILP processors. Clustering breaks the processor core into clusters of function units and register files. Communication between clusters is pipelined, which allows for higher the clock frequency. My research focuses on choosing the efficient ISA architecture for clustered VLIW processors. Furthermore, I'm developing new instruction scheduling techniques for VLIWs, and, finally, I plan to characterize the physical advantage of clustering in terms of clock period, power, and area.