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IEEE Spectrum: CPU, Heal ThyselfIn the old days, computer vendors would often pull a fast one. They would tell you their system had the latest microprocessor when it actually had a cheaper, slower version running faster than the chip’s rating permitted. So the shiny, new 500-megahertz system you thought you were buying might ...
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TechOnline | GPGPU: The Evolution of the CoprocessorCoprocessing is defined as the use of a special purpose unit to supplement the central processing unit; this concept has been a part of electronic computing almost from the beginning. Coprocessors have been used to enhance the performance of core systems since the Mainframes of the 50's and ...
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Fujitsu rolls out Venus, world's fastest processor | DVICELook out, Intel. Fujitsu just unleashed the fastest processor in the world, a startling 2.5 times quicker than Intel's speediest chip. Supercomputer users will love "Venus," the eight core processor that's capable of 128 billion computations per second. What all those numbers mean? While its ...
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Caustic Graphics :: Realtime RaytracingCausticRT™ No compromises. No restrictions. Caustic Graphics® introduces CausticRT the world's first massively accelerated raytracing system - a perfect ray-trace machine on a workstation graphics card. Use CausticRT to create a uniquely high-performance, scalable rendering environment ...
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A Tool to Make More of Many CoresApril 21, 2009 By Robert X. Cringley ( Technology Review) — Intel's Ct software will make ordinary code work on forthcoming many-core processors. When it comes to writing computer software, there is a huge difference between "multi" and "many." Mere humans can write good software for the current ...
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Instant Control For Laser WeldingScienceDaily (Mar. 15, 2009) — Car doors are usually assembled from several sections of sheet metal which are welded together by laser. The laser beam moves over the slightly overlapping sheets and melts them in a spot measuring several tenths of a millimeter, producing a so called full ...
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Unlocking the promise of graphics processors | DSP DesignLineGraphics processors (GPUs) have incredible promise as high-performance compute engines, but there's a problem: the things are a pain to program. The primary challenge of GPU programming is the complex hardware—GPUs can contain hundreds of processing engines. This massive parallelism means that ...
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General Purpose Computing on Graphics Processors Gets Chances to Become Mainstream As Khronos Finalizes OpenCL 1.0 Specification - X-bit labsThe Khronos Group on Tuesday said that it had ratified and released to public the OpenCL 1.0 specification, the first open, royalty-free standard for cross-platform, parallel programming of modern processors found in personal computers, servers and handheld/embedded devices. The creators of the ...
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Electronista | NVIDIA launchs GPU app developer venture programNVIDIA has announced the launch of its GPU Ventures Program on Tuesday that aims to identify, support and invest in start-up companies that are writing software to take advantage of the graphics chipmakers' parallel processing tools. The company already showcases the innovative work of some of ...
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Intel to launch new CPUs for ultra-thin notebooksIntel plans to launch two new ultra low voltage (ULV) CPUs by the end of March this year mainly targeting the company's consumer ultra low voltage (CULV) platform for ultra-thin notebook products, according to sources at notebook makers. The two CPUs are the Core 2 Duo SU9600 with a core ...
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