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The era of seemingly unlimited growth in processor performance is over: single chip architectures can no longer overcome the performance limitations imposed by the power they consume and the heat they generate. Today, Intel and other semiconductor firms are abandoning the single fast processor model in favor of multi-core microprocessors--chips that combine two or more processors in a single package. In the fourth edition of Computer Architecture, the authors focus on this historic shift, increasing their coverage of multiprocessors and exploring the most effective ways of achieving parallelism as the key to unlocking the power of multiple processor architectures. Additionally, the new edition has expanded and updated coverage of design topics beyond processor performance, including power, reliability, availability, and dependability.Product Identifiers
PublisherElsevier Science & Technology
ISBN-139780123704900
eBay Product ID (ePID)91342354
Product Key Features
Number of Pages704 Pages
Publication NameComputer Architecture: a Quantitative Approach
LanguageEnglish
SubjectComputer Science
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy
SeriesThe Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Architecture and Design
Dimensions
Item Height235 mm
Item Weight1107 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorDavid A. Patterson, John L. Hennessy