A 16-Core RISC Microprocessor with Network Extensions

Abstract

A multi-core RISC processor is integrated with a number of security engines and network function accelerators creating a high-performance power-efficient SoC. It contains 180M transistors, dissipates 25W at 600MHz and is fabricated in a 1.2V 0.13μm CMOS process with 9 layers of copper interconnect using FSG dielectric and C4 bumps