Paper Title: Chiplet-Based Modular Servers Meet Many Application Needs

Paper Abstract: Chiplets let us package a server in a tiny module. Modular servers can deliver data centers full of computers at much lower cost and finer granularity than today’s OEM servers. An obvious problem is that the server still needs a big, power-hungry Ethernet connection with an expensive cable and switch port. A simple solution is to replace the switch-based network with a mesh network that connects only immediate neighbors. Each connection is just a few centimeters long from module to module and consumes far less power per connection. Chiplets enable that module and the short server to server only connection. The mesh network is cheaper, faster, and more robust than a switched network. Welcome to a new chapter in the age of networking, thanks to chiplets!

Paper Author: Paul Borrill, Chief Product Officer, Daedaelus

Author Bio: Paul Borrill is founder and Chief Product Officer of Daedaelus and a leading industry expert on distributed systems and resilient network and storage infrastructures. He has been a major contributor to modern infrastructure development at NASA, Apple, Sun Microsystems, and Quantum. Paul was cofounder of the Hot Interconnects Symposium and founding chair of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). He has presented at many conferences on distributed systems and holds nine patents in that area. Paul earned a PhD in Physics from University College London. Co-Author: Charlie Johnson is Chief Engineer at Daedaelus, where he works on architecture, design, coding, and writing patent disclosures. He previously worked at Algo-Logic on FPGA networking and at Nutanix, HPE, and Tandem Computers. He holds over 20 patents and has written many articles, conference papers, and reports. Email: charlesone@yahoo.com