Title :
UltraSPARC-II: the advancement of ultracomputing
Author :
Goldman, G. ; Tirumalai, P.
Author_Institution :
SPARC Technol. Bus., Sun Microsystems Inc., Mountain View, CA, USA
Abstract :
UltraSPARC-II extends the family of Sun´s 64-bit SPARC V9 microprocessors, building on the UltraSPARC-I pipeline and adding critical enhancements to boost data bandwidth, hide memory latency, and improve floating-point and multimedia performance. New external cache and interface options allow more flexibility in system implementations. This paper describes the motivation and implementation of UltraSPARC-II´s enhancements.
Keywords :
cache storage; computer architecture; microprocessor chips; multimedia computing; multiprocessing systems; performance evaluation; 64 bit; SPARC V9 microprocessors; Sun Microsystem; UltraSPARC-I; UltraSPARC-II; data bandwidth; external cache; floating-point performance; memory latency; multimedia performance; pipeline; ultracomputing; Buffer storage; CMOS technology; Clocks; Decoding; Graphics; Out of order; Pipelines; Power dissipation; System performance; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Compcon '96. 'Technologies for the Information Superhighway' Digest of Papers
Conference_Location :
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7414-8
DOI :
10.1109/CMPCON.1996.501804
