High Performance Memory Systems

The more rapid rate of increase in the speed of microprocessor technology than in memory speeds has created a serious 'memory gap' for computer designers and manufacturers. High Performance Memory Systems addresses this issue and examines all aspects of improving the memory system performance of general-purpose programs. Current research highlights from both industry and academia focus on: coherence, synchronization, and allocation; power-awareness, reliability, and reconfigurability; software-based memory tuning; architecture design issues; and workload considerations. Topics and features:Both hardware and software approaches to scalability and speed disparities are consideredIntroductory chapter provides broad examination of high performance memory systemsIncludes coverage of topics from several important international conferences.Edited by leading international authorities in the field, this new work provides a survey from researchers and practitioners on advances in technology, architecture, and algorithms that address scalability needs in multiprocessors and the expanding gap between CPU/network and memory speeds. It is ideally suited to researchers and R & D professionals with interests or practice in computer engineering, computer architecture, and processor architecture.

List of contents

Introduction.
- Coherence, synchronization, and allocation.
- Power-aware, reliable, and reconfigurable memory.
- Software-based memory tuning.
- Architecture-based tuning.
- Workload considerations.
- Index.

Summary

Edited by leading international authorities in the field, this new
work provides a survey from researchers and practitioners on advances
in technology, architecture, and algorithms that address scalability
needs in multiprocessors and the expanding gap between CPU/network and
memory speeds. It is ideally suited to researchers and R & D
professionals with interests or practice in computer engineering,
computer architecture, and processor architecture.

Product details

• Assisted by: Haldun Hadimioglu (Editor), D. Kaeli (Editor), Davi Kaeli (Editor), David Kaeli (Editor), J. Kuskin (Editor), Jeffrey Kuskin (Editor), Jeffrey Kuskin et al (Editor), A. Nanda (Editor), Ashwini Nanda (Editor), Josep Torrellas (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9780387003108
• ISBN: 978-0-387-00310-8
• No. of pages: 297
• Weight: 585 g
• Illustrations: 50 Tabellen, XII, 297 p.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Hardware; B, Rechnerarchitektur und Logik-Entwurf, Systemanalyse und -design, Microprocessors, computer science, Computer Engineering and Networks, Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks, Processor Architectures, System Performance and Evaluation, Computer architecture and logic design, Systems analysis and design, Computer Architecture, computer networks, Electronic digital computers—Evaluation