DocumentCode
1235733
Title
Two heads are better than one [dual-core processors]
Author
Knight, William
Volume
51
Issue
9
fYear
2005
Firstpage
32
Lastpage
35
Abstract
This article examines manufacturers who are turning to dual-core designs, combining two independent processors and their respective caches and controllers onto a single silicon chip; thereby neatly increasing performance without changing architectures or increasing clock speed. Intel and AMD both offer dual-core processors. The benefits of dual-core processors are outlined with specific applications in multithreading and pipeline processing. In conclusion, the requirements of software development tools for these processors is considered.
Keywords
microprocessor chips; multi-threading; multiprocessing systems; pipeline processing; caches; controllers; dual-core design; dual-core processors; multithreading; pipeline processing; software development tools;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
IEE Review
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0953-5683
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ir:20050903
Filename
1540008
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