• DocumentCode
    1168265
  • Title

    Computer Architecture and Amdahl's Law

  • Author

    Amdahl, Gene M.

  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    4
  • Lastpage
    9
  • Abstract
    In this thumbnail autobiography, Dr. Amdahl describes his early career, beginning with a serendipitous programming assignment as a graduate student in physics at the University of Wisconsin in 1950 and culminating in the formulation of "Amdahl\´s Law" in 1967.
  • Keywords
    Biosensors; Computers; Data mining; Indexing; Physics; Registers; Temperature sensors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Solid-State Circuits Society Newsletter, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1098-4232
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/N-SSC.2007.4785612
  • Filename
    4785612