Unified multi-objective mapping for network-on-chip using genetic-based hyper-heuristic algorithms.

In this study, a flexible energy- and delay-aware mapping approach is proposed for the co-optimisation of energy consumption and communication latency for network-on-chips (NoCs). A novel genetic-based hyper-heuristic algorithm (GHA) is proposed as the core algorithm. This algorithm consists of bottom-level optimisation which includes a variety of operators and top-level optimisation which selects...