Consider a multiprocessor system using several discrete chips, in which each processor can access memory and I/O through the appropriate bridges (Figure 2a). A direct SOC implementation of the ...

Interconnect mechanisms are application-specific and represent a significant part of a design's value. Being able to capture system-level processor interactions is key to validating your system. You ...

Last month -- last month-- Samsung launched a 30TB SSD with one of the highest single-drive capacities we've yet seen. Seagate launched a 60TB SSD even earlier, though that appears to have been more a ...

Two processors can work better than one when they're tuned to a particular application area. Tensilica's new Xtensa-V architecture makes this possible for any number of processors in addition to ...

Middleware specialist Havok has announced that it is working on a new software solution that will enable its advanced physics, dynamics and animation systems to take full advantage of the ...

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Tuesday moved into the server and multiprocessor workstation markets with its 1- and 1.2-GHz Athlon MP chips, as well as the AMD-760 MP chip set for the new processors, AMD ...