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3D-ICE 3.0: efficient nonlinear MPSoC thermal simulation with pluggable heat sink models

Terraneo, Federico
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Leva, Alberto
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Fornaciari, William
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April 19, 2021
Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems

The increasing power density in modern high-performance multi-processor system-on-chip (MPSoC) is fueling a revolution in thermal management. On the one hand, thermal phenomena are becoming a critical concern, making accurate and efficient simulation a necessity. On the other hand, a variety of physically heterogeneous solutions are coming into play: liquid, evaporative, thermoelectric cooling, and more. A new generation of simulators, with unprecedented flexibility, is thus required. In this paper, we present 3D-ICE 3.0, the first thermal simulator to allow for accurate nonlinear descriptions of complex and physically heterogeneous heat dissipation systems, while preserving the efficiency of latest compact modeling frameworks at the silicon die level. 3D-ICE 3.0 allows designers to extend the thermal simulator with new heat sink models while simplifying the time-consuming step of model validation. Support for nonlinear dynamic models is included, for instance to accurately represent variable coolant flows. Our results present validated models of a commercial water heat sink, and an air heat sink plus fan that achieve an average error below 1 degree Celsius and simulate, respectively, up to 3x and 12x faster than the real physical phenomena.

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DOI
10.1109/TCAD.2021.3074613
Author(s)
Terraneo, Federico
Leva, Alberto
Fornaciari, William
Zapater Sancho, Marina  
Atienza Alonso, David  
Date Issued

2021-04-19

Published in
Transactions on Computer-Aided Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems
Volume

40

Issue

na

Start page

1

End page

14

Subjects

Thermal simulation

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Co-Simulation

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Computer architecture

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Nonlinear systems simulation

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Thermal management

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Power management

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IC design

URL

Website where the open-source simulation code of the 3D-ICE v3.0 tool is available

https://www.epfl.ch/labs/esl/research/open-source-software-projects/3d-ice/
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REVIEWED

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EPFL

EPFL units
ESL  
FunderGrant Number

H2020

725657

H2020

801137

H2020

800962

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April 19, 2021
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/177419
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