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Challenges and OpportunitiesChallenges and Opportunities

for Technionfor Technion

and the Israeli Chip Industry and the Israeli Chip Industry

Avinoam KolodnyAvinoam Kolodny

EE DepartmentEE DepartmentTechnion – Israel Institute of TechnologyTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology

July 2010July 2010

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EEEECSCS

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Thoughts aboutThoughts about Technion and the Technion and the

Israeli chip industryIsraeli chip industry

Past Past Present: Present: current research challengescurrent research challengesFuture: Future: opportunities and directionsopportunities and directions

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My professional career: My professional career: between Technion and Intel between Technion and Intel

The The PastPast - - from a Personal Viewpoint from a Personal Viewpoint

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1975: I graduated EE1975: I graduated EE

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Got a part-time job at IntelGot a part-time job at Intel

I was the first student employed I was the first student employed by Intel Israelby Intel Israel

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Why did Intel Hire Me?Why did Intel Hire Me? Because there was no computer at Intel! Because there was no computer at Intel!

They needed to run simulations on the They needed to run simulations on the Technion’s computerTechnion’s computer

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First thing I did for IntelFirst thing I did for Intel

I ported Intel’s simulator to the big IBM I ported Intel’s simulator to the big IBM machine at the Technion computer centermachine at the Technion computer center

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First trip to Intel Santa ClaraFirst trip to Intel Santa ClaraIntel Israel bought a minicomputer Intel Israel bought a minicomputer They wanted me to go get the softwareThey wanted me to go get the software

I was still a Technion graduate student…I was still a Technion graduate student…… … I asked my advisor…I asked my advisor…

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Technion’sTechnion’sMicroelectronicsMicroelectronics

Infrared focusInfrared focus

Research

Research

GoalGoal

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Post Doc at Intel’s Non-Volatile Post Doc at Intel’s Non-Volatile Memory GroupMemory Group

In the 1980s, Intel movedIn the 1980s, Intel moved from memories to processors from memories to processors

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Design Automation for ProcessorsDesign Automation for Processors

Logic simulationLogic simulation

RTL modelingRTL modeling

Timing AnalysisTiming Analysis

Cell librariesCell libraries

Logic SynthesisLogic Synthesis

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Synthesis-Based Chip DesignSynthesis-Based Chip DesignLogic designers became programmersLogic designers became programmersKey for the ASIC business and “fabless” companiesKey for the ASIC business and “fabless” companies

Israel became Israel became “Land of chips and software”“Land of chips and software” with synthesis with synthesis

The 486 Processor The 486 Processor

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Intel’s CAD HistoryIntel’s CAD History

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Contribution to EducationContribution to Education

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Back to TechnionBack to Technion

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Observation about the PastObservation about the Past

It was all implied by Moore’s law:It was all implied by Moore’s law:– More and more transistorsMore and more transistors

– From From memoriesmemories to to processorsprocessors to to systemssystems

– Digital revolution: changed the worldDigital revolution: changed the world

–New ways to New ways to livelive, , learnlearn and and teachteach

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From From PastPast to to PresentPresent

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Technion and the Israeli Chip IndustryTechnion and the Israeli Chip Industry

Technion

Israeli Chip Industry

PastPast PresentPresent

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PresentPresent Challenges - Challenges - Reflected in Current Research Reflected in Current Research

InterconnectInterconnect Energy efficiencyEnergy efficiency Programming of many-core systemsProgramming of many-core systems Correctness and securityCorrectness and security

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Connectivity and ComplexityConnectivity and Complexity

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Adding more metal layers…Adding more metal layers…Wires dominate:Wires dominate:

– SpeedSpeed– PowerPower– NoiseNoise– ReliabilityReliability– CostCost

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Intel’s Pentium-M, low-power microprocessor Intel’s Pentium-M, low-power microprocessor designed in Haifa, 0.13 micron CMOSdesigned in Haifa, 0.13 micron CMOS

Bit-Transportation energyBit-Transportation energy is larger than is larger than computation energycomputation energy!!!!!!

Interconnect Power:Interconnect Power:2004 case study 2004 case study

* N. Magen, A. Kolodny, U. Weiser and N. Shamir, “Interconnect-Related Energy dissipation in a Low-Power Microprocessor”, Proc. SLIP, 2004.

Interconnect

51 %

Gate34%

Diffusion15%

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Bits as Cars on the Information highwayBits as Cars on the Information highway

Energy efficiency in chip designEnergy efficiency in chip design

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As System Complexity Goes UpAs System Complexity Goes UpPower Efficiency Goes Down Power Efficiency Goes Down

Power-efficiency requires many parallel Power-efficiency requires many parallel local local computationscomputations– Chip Multi Processors (CMP)Chip Multi Processors (CMP)

– Thread-Level Parallelism (TLP)Thread-Level Parallelism (TLP)

Die Area (or Power)

Uniprocessor Performance

(F. Pollack. Micro 32, 1999)

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Possible futurePossible future paradigm shift in VLSI: paradigm shift in VLSI: Network on Chip (NoC)Network on Chip (NoC)

From:From: Dedicated signal wires Dedicated signal wires to:to: Shared network Shared network

ComputingResource

Networkswitch

Networklink

Module

Module Module

Module Module

Module Module

Module

Module

Module

Module

Module

* E. Bolotin, I. Cidon, R. Ginosar and A. Kolodny., “QNoC: QoS architecture and design process for Network on Chip”, JSA special issue on NoC, 2004.

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From From PresentPresent to to FutureFuture

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Beyond 10 Years Ahead:Beyond 10 Years Ahead:FutureFuture Challenges and Opportunities Challenges and Opportunities

MOS Device Scaling will slow downMOS Device Scaling will slow down

–New ways for system integrationNew ways for system integration

– Back to basic sciencesBack to basic sciences

– Interdisciplinary solutionsInterdisciplinary solutions

– New architecturesNew architectures

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Long Term Issues for the Industry Long Term Issues for the Industry

Flat world Flat world – Competition with AsiaCompetition with Asia

Imperatives for Technion and the industry Imperatives for Technion and the industry – Israel can win by Israel can win by quality and innovationquality and innovation

– Education: mEducation: more ore Ph.D.Ph.D. graduates graduates

– Strong Strong research collaborationresearch collaboration with Technion with Technion in computer engineeringin computer engineering

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The Innovation Paradox -The Innovation Paradox - Applied Creativity Applied Creativity

in Organizationsin Organizations

* F. Chu, A. Kolodny, S. Maital and  D. Perlmutter,  “The innovation paradox:  Reconciling creativity & discipline – How winning organizations combine inspiration with perspiration,” Proceedings of IEEE International Engineering Management Conference, October 2004.

Dadi PerlmutterDadi Perlmutter(Intel(Intel((

Shlomo MaitalShlomo Maital(TIM)(TIM)

Avi KolodnyAvi Kolodny(Technion(Technion((

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The Innovation ParadoxThe Innovation Paradox

Creativity and project implementation Creativity and project implementation often require contradictory mindsets often require contradictory mindsets

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Need Both:Need Both:Creativity and OrganizationCreativity and Organization

The conflicting values must be The conflicting values must be reconciledreconciled!!

Not by tradeoff , by synergy! Not by tradeoff , by synergy!

CreativityCreativity DisciplineDiscipline

DisciplineDiscipline

CreativityCreativity

We found several methods for doing this We found several methods for doing this

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““Head in the Clouds,Head in the Clouds, Feet on the Ground” Feet on the Ground”

Creative, wild brainstorming Creative, wild brainstorming –No idea is rejected (“head in the clouds”)No idea is rejected (“head in the clouds”)

Detailed evaluation of ideasDetailed evaluation of ideas–By practicality and benefit (“feet on the ground”)By practicality and benefit (“feet on the ground”)

Let’s apply this for academia-industry joint Let’s apply this for academia-industry joint research!research!

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Past vs. Future Past vs. Future for Technion and the Industry –for Technion and the Industry –

Summary of Opportunities Summary of Opportunities

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1) Research Partnership 1) Research Partnership

Past:Past:Technion enabled Israeli hi-techTechnion enabled Israeli hi-tech– Mostly as an Mostly as an engineering schoolengineering school

– Partly as a research institutePartly as a research institute

Future:Future:Industry will need Industry will need researchresearch to innovate to innovate– More Ph.D.’s will be neededMore Ph.D.’s will be needed

– Research collaboration essentialResearch collaboration essential

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2) Industry-Funded Research 2) Industry-Funded Research

Past:Past:Defense technology was the driver Defense technology was the driver –Defense-funded research Defense-funded research –Adapted later for commercial useAdapted later for commercial use

Future:Future: Commercial developments leadCommercial developments lead–Consumer products are adapted for defense Consumer products are adapted for defense – Industry must fund academic researchIndustry must fund academic research

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3) Organization / Culture 3) Organization / Culture

Past:Past:–Technion focus on theory and individual Technion focus on theory and individual

researchresearch

– Industry focus on practical short term resultsIndustry focus on practical short term results

Future:Future:– Joint research in computer engineeringJoint research in computer engineering

– Long and short termsLong and short terms

– TeamworkTeamwork

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A Specific Plan:A Specific Plan:Computer Engineering Research CenterComputer Engineering Research Center

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HardwarePhysics

Electronic devicesComputer hardware

High Performance Computing

Need for integrated view:Hardware and software

SoftwareTheory

AlgorithmsSoftware

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The center as a focal point for collaborationResearch in Israel, centered at the Technion, including

Academia, R&D from Hi-Tech industry, as well asR&D from leading international companies

(Microsoft, Intel, Google, etc.)

Create a focal point

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ConclusionConclusion

The Technion gave invaluable leverageThe Technion gave invaluable leverage for the past success of: for the past success of: – IsraelIsrael

– Israeli hi-tech industryIsraeli hi-tech industry

– Individual AlumniIndividual Alumni

Let’s work together towards mutual Let’s work together towards mutual success in the future! success in the future!

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