Hot Interconnects
This issue of IEEE Micro focuses on the 2011 Hot Interconnects conference, with three articles chosen from the conference featured. More »
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GPUs and the Future of Parallel Computing
In the Echelon research project, Nvidia is developing architectures and programming systems that address the challenges to scaling single-chip parallel computing. Read full article »
Toward Dark Silicon in Servers
Transistor threshold and supply voltages don’t scale with Moore’s law. Instead, they impose power constraints that increase the “dark” area on a die. Specialized multicore processors could lighten the landscape. Read full article »
Announcements
Call for Papers: General Interest
Call for Papers: September/October 2012: Energy-Aware Computing
Submission deadline: 9 March 2012
Multimedia
Podcast: Micro Economics
Building Broadband Ahead of Digital Demand
Many governments today, especially outside the US, are considering making large subsidies for broadband. Some governments, such as South Korea's, have already done so, making next-generation broadband widely available. In the US, debates about subsidizing broadband touch two sets of overlapping issues. One set considers the benefits and costs of building wire-line broadband in low-density areas. A second set considers stretching the frontier for broadband far beyond its present capabilities to enable next-generation Internet applications (typically video). Those favoring building ahead of demand are the most dissatisfied, as are those who want to subsidize rural broadband. This podcast considers the economic origins behind that dissatisfaction.