I’ve only just run across the Workshop on Edge Computing Using New Commodity Architectures (EDGE) from May 2006 and its presentations. Some good multicore and general computing material here.
EE Times (Europe) reports that the HiPEAC (European Network of Excellence on High-Performance Embedded Architecture and Compilation) research group has produced a roadmap with 55 challenges under 10 themes.
EE Times (Europe) announced that the Belgian research consortium IMEC is starting a 3-year research effort into multicore software.
EE Times reports that AMD has announced ints quad-core ‘Phenom’ processor which will be available in the second half od 2007.
A Business Week article on multicore chips, and the lack of tools.
Fatter Chips, Untapped Potential
Given more processing power, big advances in PCs are possible. But Microsoft’s Mundie says breakthrough research and training is urgent
RedNeurons (Shanghai) Information Technology Co., Ltd. announced its Tensor MPU2016 multiprocessor. It is built from a combination of Freescale 8641D dual core PowerPC processors and Xilinx Virtex4-FX FPGAs. Red Neurons provides low-cost, high-performance supercomputers based on embedded systems components.
There is a free two-day workshop on the Cell BE at the University of Washington in Seattle on June 14 – 15, 2007.
Cell Processor Programming Workshop:Â A two day, intensive course in the Cell Broadband Engine