MBUS: A SYSTEM INTEGRATION BUS FOR THE MODULAR MICROSCALE COMPUTING CLASS

MBUS IS A NEW INTERCHIP INTERCONNECT MADE OF TWO SHOOT-THROUGH RINGS THAT RESOLVES FUNDAMENTAL SIZE AND POWER ISSUES THAT PREVENT THE DESIGN OF COMPOSABLE MICROSCALE SYSTEMS. MBUS INTRODUCES POWER-OBLIVIOUS COMMUNICATION, WHICH GUARANTEES MESSAGE RECEPTION REGARDLESS OF THE RECIPIENT'S POWER STATE. THIS DISENTANGLES POWER MANAGEMENT FROM COMMUNICATION, GREATLY SIMPLIFYING THE CREATION OF VIABLE, MODULAR, AND HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS THAT OPERATE ON THE ORDER OF NANOWATTS.