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Computing Performance: Game Over or Next Level?

The end of dramatic exponential growth in single-processor performance marks the end of the dominance of the single microproessor in computing. The era of sequential computing must give way to an era in which parallelism holds the forefront. Although important scientific and engineering challenges l...

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Published in:Computer (00189162) Vol. 44; no. 1; p. 31
Main Authors: Fuller, Samuel H., Millett, Lynette I.
Format: Article
Published: IEEE 01/01/2011
Subjects:
Microprocessors
Computer architecture
Computer programming
Information technology
Parallel computers
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The end of dramatic exponential growth in single-processor performance marks the end of the dominance of the single microproessor in computing. The era of sequential computing must give way to an era in which parallelism holds the forefront. Although important scientific and engineering challenges lie ahead, this is an opportune time for innovation in programming systems and computing architectures.