Overview of OpenSPARC

OpenSPARC is an open source community based around hardware design and experimentation aids for UltraSPARC Tl and T2 chip multi-threaded (CMT) microprocessors. It is the genesis of a vision to create a larger community where open conversations and collaborative development projects spawn dramatic innovations around CMT processor architectures and chip design. Individual programmers as well as representatives from Universities, industry associations, supporting software companies, foundries, entrepreneurs, large corporations and visionaries have already begun to participate in this expanded community. The URL for OpenSPARC is http ://www. opensparc.net.