• DocumentCode
    1424201
  • Title

    Bobcat: AMD´s Low-Power x86 Processor

  • Author

    Burgess, Brad ; Cohen, Brad ; Denman, Marvin ; Dundas, Jim ; Kaplan, David ; Rupley, Jeff

  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Lastpage
    25
  • Abstract
    Bobcat is an AMD processor core designed for the low-power, mobile, lower-end desktop x86 markets. This core should push current technology in many areas while balancing performance, area, and power consumption. Bobcat supports the 64-bit AMD64 ISA, various SIMD extensions, and a full virtual machine implementation. Bobcat is featured on the AMD Fusion processor family roadmap alongside vector-based parallel processing units in accelerated processing unit configurations.
  • Keywords
    microprocessor chips; parallel processing; power consumption; virtual machines; 64-bit AMD64 ISA; AMD fusion processor family roadmap; Bobcat; SIMD extensions; low power x86 processor; power consumption; vector based parallel processing; virtual machine implementation; Clocks; Decoding; Engines; Microarchitecture; Out of order; Pipelines; Timing; low power; microarchitecture; microprocessor;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Micro, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0272-1732
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MM.2011.2
  • Filename
    5686872