• DocumentCode
    863472
  • Title

    How DEC developed Alpha

  • Author

    Comerford, R.

  • Volume
    29
  • Issue
    7
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    7/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Lastpage
    31
  • Abstract
    A 64 bit architecture called Alpha, which is the basis of the fastest available commercial reduced-instruction-set computer (RISC) chip, is discussed. The development process is detailed. Alpha´s 25 year life expectancy envisions a 1000 fold performance increase to 400 billion instructions per second.<>
  • Keywords
    reduced instruction set computing; 400 GIPS; 64 bit; Alpha; DEC; RISC; life expectancy; performance increase; reduced-instruction-set computer; Clocks; Computer aided software engineering; Computer architecture; Manufacturing; Microcomputers; Microprocessors; Open systems; Operating systems; Reduced instruction set computing; Voice mail;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/6.144508
  • Filename
    144508
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=863472