For Programmers, Multicore Chips Mean Multiple Challenges
September 2007 (vol. 40 no. 9)
pp. 17-19
Because they are unable to continue to effectively improve microprocessor performance by shrinking transistors and packing more of them onto single-core chips, vendors are building multicore chips that handle various parts of an application in parallel, an alternative approach that presents many challenges.
Index Terms:
multicore chips
Citation:
David Geer, "For Programmers, Multicore Chips Mean Multiple Challenges," Computer, vol. 40, no. 9, pp. 17-19, Aug. 2007, doi:10.1109/MC.2007.311