Transaction Level Modelling Using SystemC : Modelling of a Packet-switched Message-passingInterconnect Standard Using SystemCfor a Network-on-Chip (NoC) (2008 92 S. 220 mm)

From the start of the innovation of integratedcircuits (ICs), the number ofavailable transistors on one chip has increased everyyear with approximately60 percent (Moore´s Law). It is predicted that thistrend will continue at least forthe next ten years. Another trend is to integrateseveral system components,such as memories and processors on one chip. This isdenoted as System on Chip (SoC).