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Security Separation of Multi-Core Processors

The semiconductor industry has arguably reached the point where security is not just an application level requirement, but a processor level requirement as well. A small but specialized industry has addressed several government needs for high speed classified processing, but more is needed. Specialized ASIC design with electromagnetic and air...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Security, CPU Technology Inc., Multi-core, Firewalls, ASICs, Processors, Networking, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2009-09-22

ARM targets Intel with 2GHz multicore chips

Great platform for next-gen OS developmentThis sounds like it would be a great platform for somebody to develop the next generation OS we so badly need as a replacement for all of the existing 20th century OSes we're currently using.Still primitive - OS has a long way to goI use...

Tags: Operating systems, Keyboards, multi-core processor, Intel Corp., chip, operating system, keyboard, ARM

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Vyatta Community Edition 5.0.2 (Windows)

Vyatta's open, software-based approach to networking allows us to deliver a complete network OS that takes advantage of high-performance multi-core processor advancements and is portable to modern virtualization and cloud infrastructures. Vyatta's free oprn-source community edition software offers complete enterprise-class router, firewall, VPN, intrusion prevention, content filtering, and WAN load...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Load Balancing, High-performance, Microsoft Windows, Vyatta, Network Technology, Intrusion Prevention, Leadership, Processors, Networking, Security, Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-08-18

Multicore chips leave software trailing, warns Gartner

Multicore chips leave software trailing, warns GartnerDump Multithreading Now!The powers that be at Intel, AMD, IBM, Sun, HP and the other leaders in multicore processor technology know that multithreading is not part of the future of multicore computing. In fact, multithreading is the reason for the parallel programming crisis. Fortunately,...

Tags: Processors, memory bandwidth problem, multi-core processor, Gartner Inc., memory bandwidth, programming, chip, software

Discussion threads 2009-01-28

Best Practices: Adoption of Symmetric Multiprocessing Using VxWorks and Intel Multi-Core Processors

Three main trends that are shaping the embedded device market today are smaller form factors, standardization, and improved performance per watt. In addition, applications across all device categories, from signal processing in aerospace devices to multimedia processing in consumer devices, continue to require higher performance. However, the traditional method of...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Performance, Wind River VxWorks, Dissipation, Aerospace, Best Practice, Intel Corp., Performance Management, Aerospace & Defense, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Manufacturing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2009-01-01

Telecom and Data Center Application Migration Sun Solaris Operating Systems Intel Multi-Core Processors

This migration guide discusses the process for porting C/C++ applications running on the Sun Solaris operating system OS from SPARC platforms to Intel architecture platforms. It outlines a number of possible software portation issues; however, a typical migration effort is unlikely to encounter all of them. Although this guide is...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Data Center, Sun Microsystems Inc., Telecommunications, Migration, Intel Corp., Sun Solaris, Data Centers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Servers, Processors, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Semiconductors, Components

White papers 2008-10-01

26-Port 10GbE Switch Advantages in Blade Servers

With multicore processors and virtualization pushing blade-server performance to unprecedented levels, I/O performance must catch up - but without increasing cost per port or power consumption. The only way to meet this goal is to use more highly integrated network switch chips that provide higher throughput per port. Because today's...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Blade Server, Blade, Fujitsu Ltd., Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components

White papers 2008-10-01

Packet Processing With Intel Multi-Core Processors: General Purpose Processor Exceeds Network Processor Performance

In fewer than ten years from now, industry experts are forecasting network capacity demands will grow by a factor of one thousand1. Preparing for this data and bandwidth boom, service providers are looking for cost-effective equipment that is more flexible and scalable. This white paper focuses on consolidating control and...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Packet, Network, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2008-06-01

Achieving Computational I/O Efficiency in a High Performance Cluster Using Multicore Processors

Cluster computing has become one of the most popular platforms for high-performance computing today. The recent popularity of multicore processors provides a flexible way to increase the computational capability of clusters. Although the system performance may improve with multicore processors in a cluster, I/O requests initiated by multiple cores may...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, I/O, High-performance, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2008-01-01

Comparing Multi-Core Processors for Server Virtualization

Rob Carpenter shares highlights from his whitepaper on his data center virtualization performance testing of the new Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 7300 series.

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Intel Corp., Virtualization, Server Virtualization, Data Centers, Processors, Hardware, Servers, Storage, Data Management, Semiconductors, Components

White papers 2007-11-13

Scheduling to Overcome the Multi-Core Memory Bandwidth Bottleneck

Need more compute servers but don't have room for them? Or maybe one doesn't have enough electrical capacity to feed them, or enough cooling capacity? One is not alone. Multi-core processors may be the solution. However, while multi-core processors may solve many of the problems associated with compute cluster sprawl,...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Memory Bandwidth, Multi-core, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2007-11-01

Accelerating Data Compression With Intel Multi-Core Processors

Data Domain is the leading provider of deduplication storage systems for a broad range of nearline storage applications, including disk backup, archiving, and network-based disaster recovery. The company's unique data deduplication and replication technologies help customers reduce the capacity and costs required to store growing volumes of data while also...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Data Compression, De-duplication, Intel Corp., Storage, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components

Case studies 2007-10-01

Optimization of Frequent Itemset Mining on Multiple-Core Processor

Multi-core processors are proliferated across different domains in recent years. This paper studies the performance of frequent pattern mining on a modern multi-core machine. A detailed study shows that, even with the best implementation, current FP-tree based algorithms still under-utilize a multi-core system due to poor data locality and insufficient...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Optimization, Multi-core, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2007-09-28

Cell Broadband Engine, Teraflop Processors and Disruptive Technologies 2008-2012

The Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry is facing a unique opportunity to achieve breakthrough power in signal and data processing, security, simulation, modeling and surveillance with multi-core processors. To meet that demand, the Cell Broadband Engine (Cell/B.E.) architecture, a revolutionary new heterogeneous, multi-core chip architecture, promises new levels of efficiency...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Teraflop, Broadband, Multi-core, Aerospace, Cell, Processors, Aerospace & Defense, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Manufacturing

White papers 2007-08-01

Intel readies massive multicore processors

Intel readies massive multicore processorsApplicability: Top 5...PleaseThis is a great milestone for chip development. However, what's the "payoff"? What do you do with a chip that has 80-96 processing cores? It challenging now with the possibility of 8 and 16.I'm not saying that this work is irrelevant...

Tags: Processors, Borkar, Polaris, processor, Intel Corp., FP MAC, memory, multi-core processor

Discussion threads 2007-06-14

Computer Vision on Multi-Core Processors: Articulated Body Tracking

The recent emergence of multi-core processors enables a new trend in the usage of computers. Computer vision applications, which require heavy computation and lots of bandwidth, usually cannot run in real-time. Recent multi-core processors can potentially serve the needs of such workloads. In addition, more advanced algorithms can be developed...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Computer, Productivity, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2007-04-25

Automatic Speech Recognition on IBM CELL Broadband Engine

This paper exploits the multicore processor architecture of IBM CELL Broadband Engine for enhancing performance of Automatic Speech Recognition systems. Most of the Automatic Speech Recognition systems are generally compute intensive and improving the performance of such systems in terms of speed and accuracy is the focus of the research....

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Performance, Broadband, Cell, IBM Corp., SSN School Of Advanced Software Engineering, Speech Recognition, Performance Management, Processors, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2007-04-17

Configurable Isolation: Building High Availability Systems With Commodity Multi-Core Processors

High availability is an increasingly important requirement for enterprise systems, often valued more than performance. Systems designed for high availability typically use redundant hardware for error detection and continued uptime in the event of a failure. Chip multiprocessors with an abundance of identical resources like cores, cache and interconnection networks...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, High Availability, Multiprocessor, Chip, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2007-04-02

Motivating Commodity Multi-Core Processor Design for System-Level Error Protection

This paper analyzes the reliability and availability features in several commodity Chip MultiProcessors CMPs and finds that they have numerous single points of failure. Failures in some system components, e.g., interconnect cache controller and memory controller logic, leave CMPs susceptible to error even if the computation is Dual Modular Redundant...

Tags: Multi-core Processor, Hewlett-Packard Co., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

White papers 2007-03-23

Why is there software licensing by the core?

Stephen Shankland is reporting that Oracle has quietly cut database prices on some low-end servers using multicore processors. Its clear that Oracles move is because Microsoft doesnt charge that way and is making some database inroads. With any luck perhaps Oracle can be prodded...

Tags: General, IBM, Microsoft, Oracle, Software Infrastructure

Blog posts 2007-03-02