Open Core Protocol (OCP) [1][2] is a common standard for Intellectual Property (IP)core interfaces. OCP facilitates IP core plug-and-play and simplifies reuse by decoupling the cores from the on-chip ...

In distributed memory systems, not all cores or processors have the same access to memory; see Figure 4.7. Memory is local to a particular core or processor, with only that processor having direct ...

Although snoopy virtual-bus approaches are the first step, hybrid snoopy-directory schemes will be the next trend in embedded coherence. Without a doubt, embedded systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) are becoming ...