Title :
Storage in the power PC
Author :
Stone, Janice M. ; Fitzgerald, Robert P.
Author_Institution :
IBM Thomas J. Watson Res. Center, Yorktown Heights, NY, USA
fDate :
4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Power PC memory is innovative because it incorporates leading-edge approaches to hiding the latency of memory accesses. Although features like access reordering have long been the subject of academic research, such improvements are only now coming into widespread commercial use. Using these features requires a shift in thinking, but designers and programmers can achieve significant performance advantages. We also compare the Power PC memory to the DEC Alpha and Mips R4000 storage architectures
Keywords :
integrated memory circuits; memory architecture; DEC Alpha; Mips R4000 storage architectures; Power PC memory; access reordering; latency; Coherence; Computer architecture; Delay; Hardware; Power system modeling; Programming profession; Software libraries; Software performance;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
