Unlike the Technology Adoption Lifecycle or “Crossing the Chasm” model with which you may already be familiar, Gartner created the Hype Cycle to measure and predict expectations regarding new technologies.

I also use network-on-chip (NoC) as a technology example and Arteris as a company example because I am most familiar with these and many people in the semiconductor industry are already familiar with these, too. To support this position he states, “The investments that both ARM and Qualcomm have made in NoC company Arteris further point to increased interest in this technology,” and advised, “All enterprises involved in advanced SoC design should seriously evaluate NoC offerings.”īut what are the “Slope of Enlightenment” and the “Plateau of Productivity”? And what use is the Hype Cycle?įor the purposes of this discussion, I reference Gartner Research’s 2013 report by analyst Jim Tully titled, “ Hype Cycle for Semiconductors and Electronics Technologies, 2013”, in addition to Moore’s book, Crossing the Chasm. In Jim Tully’s semiconductor hype cycle report, he shows that NoC technology will be leaving the “Slope of Enlightenment” to reach the “Plateau of Productivity” soon. NoC Technology’s Position on the Gartner Hype Cycle In the following paragraphs, I will explain a little about Gartner’s Hype Cycle in relation to NoC technology, and also relate the hype cycle to the more familiar Technology Adoption Lifecycle “chasm” popularized by Geoffrey Moore. In addition, you can see in Table 1 below a summary table of the hype cycle in the Gartner report which shows how NoC technology provides a high benefit and is less than 2 years from mainstream adoption. You can see in Figure 1 below how Network on Chip is on the slope of enlightenment along with through silicon vias (TSV), and is ahead of DDR4 DRAM in adoption. “ The technology has continued to receive a good amount of publicity along with continued adoption by leading SoC firms, as a result we have therefore advanced NoC a little further along this year’s Hype Cycle.” - Jim Tully, Vice President and Distinguished Analyst at Gartner. In their latest Hype Cycle for Semiconductors and Electronics Technologies report, Gartner Research has taken the bold step of recommending that all enterprises involved in advanced SoC design should seriously evaluate network-on-chip (NoC) technology based interconnect fabric IP:

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