Wave Propagation and Channel Modeling in Chip-Scale Wireless Communications: A Survey From Millimeter-Wave to Terahertz and Optics
The miniaturization of transceivers and antennas is enabling the development of Wireless Networks-on-Chip (WNoC), in which chip-scale communication is utilized to increase the computing performance of multi-core/multi-chip architectures. Although the potential benefits of the WNoC paradigm have been...
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| description | The miniaturization of transceivers and antennas is enabling the development of Wireless Networks-on-Chip (WNoC), in which chip-scale communication is utilized to increase the computing performance of multi-core/multi-chip architectures. Although the potential benefits of the WNoC paradigm have been studied in depth, its practicality remains unclear due to the lack of a proper characterization of the wireless channel at the chip scale and across the spectrum, among others. In this paper, the state of the art in wave propagation and channel modeling for chip-scale communication is surveyed. First, the peculiarities of WNoC, including the design drivers, architecture, environment, and on-chip electromagnetics are reviewed. After a brief description of the different methods to characterize wave propagation at chip-scales, a comprehensive discussion covering the different works at millimeter-wave (mmWave), Terahertz (THz) and optical frequencies is provided. Finally, the major challenges in the characterization of the WNoC channel and potential solutions to address them are discussed, providing a roadmap for the foundations of practical WNoCs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2db55b00c9364715a236f6d4d8e35fcf2022-12-21T17:25:43ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362020-01-01827829310.1109/ACCESS.2019.29618498939356Wave Propagation and Channel Modeling in Chip-Scale Wireless Communications: A Survey From Millimeter-Wave to Terahertz and OpticsSergi Abadal0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0941-0260Chong Han1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-4736Josep Miquel Jornet2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6351-1754Department of Computer Architecture, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona, SpainUniversity of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USAThe miniaturization of transceivers and antennas is enabling the development of Wireless Networks-on-Chip (WNoC), in which chip-scale communication is utilized to increase the computing performance of multi-core/multi-chip architectures. Although the potential benefits of the WNoC paradigm have been studied in depth, its practicality remains unclear due to the lack of a proper characterization of the wireless channel at the chip scale and across the spectrum, among others. In this paper, the state of the art in wave propagation and channel modeling for chip-scale communication is surveyed. First, the peculiarities of WNoC, including the design drivers, architecture, environment, and on-chip electromagnetics are reviewed. After a brief description of the different methods to characterize wave propagation at chip-scales, a comprehensive discussion covering the different works at millimeter-wave (mmWave), Terahertz (THz) and optical frequencies is provided. Finally, the major challenges in the characterization of the WNoC channel and potential solutions to address them are discussed, providing a roadmap for the foundations of practical WNoCs.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8939356/Electromagnetic propagationmillimeter wave propagationTerahertz radiationoptical propagationsystem-on-chipmultiprocessor interconnection networks |
| spellingShingle | Sergi Abadal Chong Han Josep Miquel Jornet Wave Propagation and Channel Modeling in Chip-Scale Wireless Communications: A Survey From Millimeter-Wave to Terahertz and Optics IEEE Access Electromagnetic propagation millimeter wave propagation Terahertz radiation optical propagation system-on-chip multiprocessor interconnection networks |
| title | Wave Propagation and Channel Modeling in Chip-Scale Wireless Communications: A Survey From Millimeter-Wave to Terahertz and Optics |
| title_full | Wave Propagation and Channel Modeling in Chip-Scale Wireless Communications: A Survey From Millimeter-Wave to Terahertz and Optics |
| title_fullStr | Wave Propagation and Channel Modeling in Chip-Scale Wireless Communications: A Survey From Millimeter-Wave to Terahertz and Optics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Wave Propagation and Channel Modeling in Chip-Scale Wireless Communications: A Survey From Millimeter-Wave to Terahertz and Optics |
| title_short | Wave Propagation and Channel Modeling in Chip-Scale Wireless Communications: A Survey From Millimeter-Wave to Terahertz and Optics |
| title_sort | wave propagation and channel modeling in chip scale wireless communications a survey from millimeter wave to terahertz and optics |
| topic | Electromagnetic propagation millimeter wave propagation Terahertz radiation optical propagation system-on-chip multiprocessor interconnection networks |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8939356/ |
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