GIT-CERCS-05-07
Joshua B. Fryman, Hsien-Hsin Sean Lee, Chad M. Huneycutt,
SoftCache: Dynamic Optimizations for Power and Area Reduction in Embedded Systems (II)
We propose a SoftCache for low-power and reduced die area while
providing application flexibility. Our implementations demonstrate
that the network is a power efficient means for accessing remote
memory. The impact of this work suggests that SoftCache systems
may be useful in future consumer electronics. Our results show that
die power is reduced by 20%, die area is reduced by 10%, and trans-
ferring applications over the network is more energy-delay effective
than local DRAM.