We analyze the effect of thermal constraints on the performance and power of multi-core processors. We propose system-level power and thermal models, and derive expressions for (a...
Ravishankar Rao, Sarma B. K. Vrudhula, Chaitali Ch...
Abstract. The reality of multi-core hardware has made concurrent programs pervasive. Unfortunately, writing correct concurrent programs is difficult. Atomicity violation, which is ...
Qichang Chen, Liqiang Wang, Zijiang Yang, Scott D....
Abstract—Parameter variations have become a dominant challenge in microprocessor design. Voltage variation is especially daunting because it happens so rapidly. We measure and ch...
Vijay Janapa Reddi, Svilen Kanev, Wonyoung Kim, Si...
Abstract-- Multicore microprocessors have been largely motivated by the diminishing returns in performance and the increased power consumption of single-threaded ILP microprocessor...
Matthew Curtis-Maury, Karan Singh, Sally A. McKee,...
Abstract—As programmers are asked to manage more complicated parallel machines, it is likely that they will become increasingly dependent on tools such as multi-threaded data rac...