scholarly journals System-level Early-stage Modeling and Evaluation of IVR-assisted Processor Power Delivery System

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
An Zou ◽  
Huifeng Zhu ◽  
Jingwen Leng ◽  
Xin He ◽  
Vijay Janapa Reddi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Delivery System ◽  
Power Efficiency ◽  
Design Space Exploration ◽  
Power Delivery ◽  
System Level ◽  
Voltage Regulator ◽  
Frequency Scaling ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Delivery Efficiency

Despite being employed in numerous efforts to improve power delivery efficiency, the integrated voltage regulator (IVR) approach has yet to be evaluated rigorously and quantitatively in a full power delivery system (PDS) setting. To fulfill this need, we present a system-level modeling and design space exploration framework called Ivory for IVR-assisted power delivery systems. Using a novel modeling methodology, it can accurately estimate power delivery efficiency, static performance characteristics, and dynamic transient responses under different load variations and external voltage/frequency scaling conditions. We validate the model over a wide range of IVR topologies with silicon measurement and SPICE simulation. Finally, we present two case studies using architecture-level performance and power simulators. The first case study focuses on optimal PDS design for multi-core systems, which achieves 8.6% power efficiency improvement over conventional off-chip voltage regulator module– (VRM) based PDS. The second case study explores the design tradeoffs for IVR-assisted PDSs in CPU and GPU systems with fast per-core dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS). We find 2 μs to be the optimal DVFS timescale, which not only reaps energy benefits (12.5% improvement in CPU and 50.0% improvement in GPU) but also avoids costly IVR overheads.

scholarly journals Reliability-Aware Resource Management in Multi-/Many-Core Systems: A Perspective Paper

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 7
Author(s):  
Siva Satyendra Sahoo ◽  
Behnaz Ranjbar ◽  
Akash Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Power Efficiency ◽  
Design Space Exploration ◽  
Optimal Allocation ◽  
System Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Manufacturing Defects ◽  
Many Core ◽  
Application Specific ◽  
Mixed Criticality

With the advancement of technology scaling, multi/many-core platforms are getting more attention in embedded systems due to the ever-increasing performance requirements and power efficiency. This feature size scaling, along with architectural innovations, has dramatically exacerbated the rate of manufacturing defects and physical fault-rates. As a result, in addition to providing high parallelism, such hardware platforms have introduced increasing unreliability into the system. Such systems need to be well designed to ensure long-term and application-specific reliability, especially in mixed-criticality systems, where incorrect execution of applications may cause catastrophic consequences. However, the optimal allocation of applications/tasks on multi/many-core platforms is an increasingly complex problem. Therefore, reliability-aware resource management is crucial while ensuring the application-specific Quality-of-Service (QoS) requirements and optimizing other system-level performance goals. This article presents a survey of recent works that focus on reliability-aware resource management in multi-/many-core systems. We first present an overview of reliability in electronic systems, associated fault models and the various system models used in related research. Then, we present recent published articles primarily focusing on aspects such as application-specific reliability optimization, mixed-criticality awareness, and hardware resource heterogeneity. To underscore the techniques’ differences, we classify them based on the design space exploration. In the end, we briefly discuss the upcoming trends and open challenges within the domain of reliability-aware resource management for future research.

A METHODOLOGY FOR SUPPORTING SYSTEM-LEVEL DESIGN SPACE EXPLORATION AT HIGHER LEVELS OF ABSTRACTION

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (04) ◽  
pp. 703-727 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOZE DEDIC ◽  
MATJAZ FINC ◽  
ANDREJ TROST
Keyword(s):  
Design Space Exploration ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Formal System ◽  
Design Flow ◽  
System Level ◽  
Levels Of Abstraction ◽  
Design Decisions ◽  
Level Design ◽  
High Level

The complexity of modern embedded systems requires a revised and systematic approach to efficient and concurrent management of hardware (HW) and software (SW) parts in a codesign process. In order to optimally meet the ever-increasing design requirements and at the same time leverage design productivity, higher level aspects need to be addressed before worrying about the HW/SW boundary. This paper deals with high-level aspects of system-level modeling and provides modeling extension, from which contemporary related methodologies can greatly benefit. High-level aspects, their influence on the entire design flow, and systematic integration into the codesign environment are presented. An approach is proposed with a higher level of abstraction that helps bridge the gap between informal and formal system specifications. Higher level design decisions are enabled, avoiding premature ad hoc design decisions. Applicability of the proposed high-level codesign concepts is illustrated with a case study.

An Innovative Printed Circuit Board Power Delivery Scheme

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 (1) ◽  
pp. 000069-000072
Author(s):  
Zhenggang Cheng ◽  
Peter Gunadisastra ◽  
Amit Agrawal
Keyword(s):  
Printed Circuit Board ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Power Delivery ◽  
Circuit Board ◽  
System Level ◽  
Voltage Regulator ◽  
Printed Circuit ◽  
Noise Simulation ◽  
Power Noise ◽  
Shared Power

In this paper, an innovative board power delivery scheme with two separate power planes merging at VRM (voltage regulator modular) has been studied. The two separate power planes provide power for two different core power rails with the same value. Compared to traditional board power delivery schemes such as two separate power planes with two VRMs or one shared power plane with one VRM, the new power delivery scheme has been found to be cost effective and have good performance for our application by using system level transient power noise simulation and analysis.

Feasibility Implementation of Voltage-Current Waveform Telemetry System in Power Delivery System

2011 ◽  
Vol 131 (4) ◽  
pp. 288-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuya Furukawa ◽  
Keita Akagi ◽  
Hisao Fukumoto ◽  
Hideaki Itoh ◽  
Hiroshi Wakuya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Delivery System ◽  
Power Delivery ◽  
Telemetry System ◽  
Current Waveform

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Problem-Based Learning (Pbl) Implemented In The Textile Engineering Course - A Case Study On Ahsanullah University Of Science And Technology, Bangladesh

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-114
Author(s):  
Lal Mohan Baral ◽  
Ramzan Muhammad ◽  
Claudiu Vasile Kifor ◽  
Ioan Bondrea
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
System Level ◽  
Teaching Tool ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Empirical Survey ◽  
Undergraduate Programs

AbstractProblem-based learning as a teaching tool is now used globally in many areas of higher education. It provides an opportunity for students to explore technical problems from a system-level perspective and to be self-directed life-long learner which is mandatory for equipping engineering students with the skill and knowledge. This paper presents a case study illustrating the effectiveness of implemented Problem-based learning (PBL) during five semesters in the undergraduate programs of Textile Engineering in Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology (AUST). An assessment has been done on the basis of feedback from the students as well as their employers by conducting an empirical survey for the evaluation of PBL impact to enhance the student's competencies. The Evaluations indicate that students have achieved remarkable competencies through PBL practices which helped them to be competent in their professional life.

Microsponges: An Overview

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Hussain ◽  
Divya Juyal ◽  
Archana Dhyani
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Release ◽  
Delivery System ◽  
Oral Delivery ◽  
Active Agent ◽  
Topical Delivery ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Porous Beads

Microsponge and Nanosponge delivery System was originally developed for topical delivery of drugs can also be used for controlled oral delivery of drugs using water soluble and bioerodible polymers. Microsponge delivery system (MDS) can entrap wide range of drugs and then release them onto the skin over a time by difussion mechanism to the skin. It is a unique technology for the controlled release of topical agents and consists of nano or micro porous beads loaded with active agent and also use for oral delivery of drugs using bioerodible polymers.

Site specific agricultural soil management with the use of new technologies

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-67
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
Digital Interface ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Soil Variation ◽  
Soil Information ◽  
Remote Sensing Techniques ◽  
Agricultural Areas

<p>The Soil Science Institute of Thessaloniki produces new digitized Soil Maps that provide a useful electronic database for the spatial representation of the soil variation within a region, based on in situ soil sampling, laboratory analyses, GIS techniques and plant nutrition mathematical models, coupled with the local land cadastre. The novelty of these studies is that local agronomists have immediate access to a wide range of soil information by clicking on a field parcel shown in this digital interface and, therefore, can suggest an appropriate treatment (e.g. liming, manure incorporation, desalination, application of proper type and quantity of fertilizer) depending on the field conditions and cultivated crops. A specific case study is presented in the current work with regards to the construction of the digitized Soil Map of the regional unit of Kastoria. The potential of this map can easily be realized by the fact that the mapping of the physicochemical properties of the soils in this region provided delineation zones for differential fertilization management. An experiment was also conducted using remote sensing techniques for the enhancement of the fertilization advisory software database, which is a component of the digitized map, and the optimization of nitrogen management in agricultural areas.</p>

A Methodology for Characterizing System-Level ESD Sensitivity

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Pascale Chagny ◽  
John A. Naoum
Keyword(s):  
Electrostatic Discharge ◽  
Computer Systems ◽  
Electronic Equipment ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Computer Users ◽  
System Level ◽  
Permanent Damage ◽  
Design Improvement ◽  
Desktop Computers

Abstract Over the years, failures induced by an electrostatic discharge (ESD) have become a major concern for semiconductor manufacturers and electronic equipment makers. The ESD events that cause destructive failures have been studied extensively [1, 2]. However, not all ESD events cause permanent damage. Some events lead to recoverable failures that disrupt system functionality only temporarily (e.g. reboot, lockup, and loss of data). These recoverable failures are not as well understood as the ones causing permanent damage and tend to be ignored in the ESD literature [3, 4]. This paper analyzes and characterizes how these recoverable failures affect computer systems. An experimental methodology is developed to characterize the sensitivity of motherboards to ESD by simulating the systemlevel ESD events induced by computer users. The manuscript presents a case study where this methodology was used to evaluate the robustness of desktop computers to ESD. The method helped isolate several weak nets contributing to the failures and identified a design improvement. The result was that the robustness of the systems improved by a factor of 2.

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy, Volume 55

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Ancient Philosophy ◽  
Recent Book ◽  
Loss Of Control ◽  
Ancient Greek ◽  
Original Essays ◽  
Constant Change ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Metaphysical Principle

Oxford Studies in Ancient Philosophy provides, twice each year, a collection of the best current work in the field of ancient philosophy. Each volume features original essays that contribute to an understanding of a wide range of themes and problems in all periods of ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, from the beginnings to the threshold of the Middle Ages. From its first volume in 1983, OSAP has been a highly influential venue for work in the field, and has often featured essays of substantial length as well as critical essays on books of distinctive importance. Volume LV contains: a methodological examination on how the evidence for Presocratic thought is shaped through its reception by later thinkers, using discussions of a world soul as a case study; an article on Plato’s conception of flux and the way in which sensible particulars maintain a kind of continuity while undergoing constant change; a discussion of J. L. Austin’s unpublished lecture notes on Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics and his treatment of loss of control (akrasia); an article on the Stoics’ theory of time and in particular Chrysippus’ conception of the present and of events; and two articles on Plotinus, one that identifies a distinct argument to show that there is a single, ultimate metaphysical principle; and a review essay discussing E. K. Emilsson’s recent book, Plotinus.

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