Archive for August, 2008

Electronic-system-level design: Is there fire beneath the smoke?

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

An EDN article on the current state of Electronic System Level design (ESL).  Multicore seems to be part of the new ESL challenge:  Electronic-system-level design: Is there fire beneath the smoke?

Intel Readies Development Tools For Multicore Programming

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

An article in Information Week about Intel’s new multicore tools:  Intel Readies Development Tools For Multicore Programming

A chip too far?

Friday, August 15th, 2008

CNN Money has an article on multicore called “A Chip Too Far?” with the subtitle “The latest microchips have gotten so complicated that companies from Microsoft to Apple to Intel say software writers can’t keep up. The result could hurt computer sales.”

Workshop on Design, Architecture, and Simulation of Chip Multi-Processors

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

The Workshop on Design, Architecture, and Simulation of Chip Multi-Processors (dasCmp) will be held this November in conjunction with the 41st Annual International Symposium on Microarchitecture (MICRO-41).

Intel’s Line of Graphics Chips Could Have Broader Uses

Monday, August 4th, 2008

The New York Times discusses Intel’s upcoming Larabee multicore device (some new information will be released by Intel today):  Intel’s Line of Graphics Chips Could Have Broader Uses

Swiss multicore project wins Microsoft grant

Friday, August 1st, 2008

From EE Times:  Swiss multicore project wins Microsoft grant