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On-Chip Communication Architectures: System on Chip Interconnect (Systems on Silicon)

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This book gives an excellent and comprehensive coverage of on-chip communication architectures. It focuses on bus-based architectures, but also includes chapters on Network-on-Chip and emerging technologies. It is easy to read (the advanced topic taken into consideration) and covers the topic in a complete way that I have not seen in other books. Since it is written by researchers in the field, it is natural that their research is detailed somewhat more than other work. This is not a problem, however, as other research is also very well covered. The list of references in each chapter is extensive and a very good starting point for further even more in-depth studies.

As a Professor in CS/EE, I consider using the book in advanced design courses. I will certainly recommend it for those of my master students who need in-depth knowledge in this area for the thesis work. I am also convinced that the book will be very useful for design engineers in industry.

The book provides an excellent reference about the state of the art in on-chip communication design, validation, modeling, synthesis and verification. It covers a wide and broad range of topics and brings all the relevant information together in a comprehensive yet clear and easy to understand manner. In each chapter there is enough depth to understand the basic principles tying different approaches together and relating them to each other. In addition, an exhaustive list of references is provided for readers that want to dig deeper. In summary, highly recommended for audiences that want to get a detailed overview of the field.

This book provides a very informative and comprehensive exploration of on-chip interconnect. The future of computer architecture is all about interconnect because it will dominate on-chip real estate and power consumption. Careful design of interconnect is essential to achieve design goals that include performance and security. This book has extensive references at the end of each chapter, which I found to be very useful. It's a thought-provoking subject and a thought-provoking book. Computer architects will be studying on-chip communication architectures for a long time, as this is a complex and rich field.

This book is an excellent source of information for those who are interested in the newest chip communication systems. While the book is focused in the area of on chip communication, it does provide enough information for those who are interested in pursuing this course of study in other areas. While written for those in this field of study, the book is easily understandable and a great resource for students who wish to pursue study of how chips interconnect. Particularly recommended for Master's level students and even Bachelor level students. Provides extensive resource list for further study.