2002 · 67 citations · 4 references
EngineeringComputer EngineeringElectrical EngineeringComputer ArchitectureMicroelectronicsSemiconductor DevicesCmos Circuit DesignIntegrated Circuit DesignInterconnect ArchitectureMicroarchitecture DesignProcessor Core DesignProcessor MicroarchitectureInterconnect FabricationOn-chip CommunicationOn-chip InterconnectsProcessor Communication InterfacesWrite-back Caching
A 4th-generation Alpha microprocessor running at 1.2 GHz delivers up to 44.8 GB/s chip pin bandwidth and dissipates 125 W at 1.5 V. It contains a 1.75 MB 2nd level write-back-cache, two memory controllers supporting 8 Rambus/sup TM/ channels running at 800 Mb/s, four 6.4 GB/s inter-processor communication ports, and a separate 10 port capable of 6.4 GB/s. The chip measures 21.1/spl times/18.8 mm/sup 2/, contains 130 M transistors and is fabricated in a 0.18 /spl mu/m bulk CMOS process with 7 levels of copper interconnect.
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A 600 MHz superscalar RISC microprocessor with out-of-order execution
B. Gieseke, R. Allmon, Dan Bailey et al. · 2002 · 174 citations
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