Aiming at the problem of low energy IP mapping for Network-on-Chip
an algorithm named GA-MMAS is proposed by studying the hybrid algorithm which combines the Genetic Algorithm (GA) with Ant System Algorithm (AS).Firstly in this algorithm
instead of using heuristics to obtain the elicitation information in MMAS
we implement this behavior via priority mapping of IP core with larger communication volume
which improves the optimal solution of MMAS.Then with the combination of MMAS and GA
the advantage of speed in GA makes compensation to the lack of pheromone in the early stage of MMAS
and in turn enhancing the accuracy of optimal solution
which leads to lower energy consumption.Experimental results show that the algorithm saves about 36%~60% of energy consumption compared to initial mapping.Compared to GA.Ant System Algorithm (AS) and MMAS