TY - GEN
T1 - System design and packaging for an optically interconnected MCM switch for parallel computing
AU - Ekman, Jeremy
AU - Kiamilev, Fouad
AU - Fokken, Gregg
AU - Vickberg, Mark
AU - Gui, Ping
AU - Haney, Michael
AU - Driscoll, Kevin
AU - Sommerfeldt, Scott
AU - Liu, Yue
AU - Chandramani, Premanand
AU - Christensen, Marc
AU - Gilbert, Barry
AU - Cox, Allen
AU - Wang, Xiaoqing
AU - Milojkovic, Predrag
AU - Vanvoorst, Brian
PY - 2001/12/1
Y1 - 2001/12/1
N2 - Smart Pixel Arrays (SPAs) integrate two-dimensional arrays of optoelectronic devices (VCSELs and photodetectors) with state-of-the-art silicon VLSI circuits. This technology has the potential to improve the speed and density of computing and switching systems while reducing their size and power consumption. We describe a gigabit switch that integrates multiple SPAs onto an MCM and interconnects them using free-space optical interconnects. Parallel fiber optic data links are used to interface the switch to each compute node in a workstation cluster. The interdependence between electronic packaging, optical design, system architecture and circuit design is discussed.
AB - Smart Pixel Arrays (SPAs) integrate two-dimensional arrays of optoelectronic devices (VCSELs and photodetectors) with state-of-the-art silicon VLSI circuits. This technology has the potential to improve the speed and density of computing and switching systems while reducing their size and power consumption. We describe a gigabit switch that integrates multiple SPAs onto an MCM and interconnects them using free-space optical interconnects. Parallel fiber optic data links are used to interface the switch to each compute node in a workstation cluster. The interdependence between electronic packaging, optical design, system architecture and circuit design is discussed.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:9144251181
SN - 0791835405
SN - 9780791835401
T3 - Advances in Electronic Packaging
SP - 1643
EP - 1650
BT - Advances in Electronic Packaging; Manufacturing, Microelectronics Systems Systems and Exploratory Topics, Optoelectronics and Photonic Packaging
T2 - Advances in Electronic Packaging
Y2 - 8 July 2001 through 13 July 2001
ER -