Title :
Engineering workstations-ICs: the brains of a workstation
Author :
Koopman, Philip, Jr. ; Siewiorek, Daniel
Author_Institution :
United Technol. Res. Center, East Hartford, CT, USA
fDate :
4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Fast central processors and their supporting team of complementary chips, including graphics, I/O, and cache memory ICs, are reviewed. The trend to higher levels of system integration, with more functions or capacity on each chip, is discussed. New architectures are examined
Keywords :
engineering workstations; integrated memory circuits; microprocessor chips; I/O IC; cache memory IC; engineering workstations; graphics IC; system integration; Cache memory; Central Processing Unit; Clocks; Computer architecture; Graphics; Manufacturing; Microcomputers; Microprocessors; Random access memory; Reduced instruction set computing; Sun; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
