Case Study
The Open Domain-Specific Architecture
The Open Domain-Specific Architecture: A Chiplet-Based Open Architecture - DRAFT - v0.9 © 2018 Open Domain-Specific Architecture Workgroup 1 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Heterogeneous Integration - Chiplets 5 1.2 Open Chiplet Architecture 6 1.3 Document Outline 8 2 Technologies Review 8 2.1 Motivation for Chiplets 8 2.1.1 ASIC Implementation Trends 8 2.1.2 Chiplets Overview 11 2.2 Die-to-Die Interconnect and External Interfaces 12 2.2.1 Traditional SerDes 13 2.2.2 XSR or SiP SerDes 13 2.2.3 USR Femto SerDes 14 2.2.4 “BoW” 14 2.2.5 Parallel Interface AIB/HBM 15 2.2.6 Comparing Protocols 15 2.3 Substrate and Packaging 17 2.3.1 Multi-chiplet Packaging Requirements 17 2.3.2 Packaging for Parallel Interface Integration 19 2.3.3 Packaging for SerDes Int