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Universal Parallel Computing Research Centers (UPCRC)

Universal Parallel Computing Research Centers (UPCRC). Dan Reed Scalable and Multicore Computing Strategist Managing Director, Data Center Futures Microsoft. Moore’s “Law” and the Performance Dividend. The Brave New World. 1 Core. 24 GHz 1 Core. 12 GHz 1 Core.

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Universal Parallel Computing Research Centers (UPCRC)

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  1. Universal Parallel Computing Research Centers (UPCRC) Dan Reed Scalable and Multicore Computing Strategist Managing Director, Data Center Futures Microsoft

  2. Moore’s “Law” and the Performance Dividend

  3. The Brave New World 1 Core 24 GHz1 Core 12 GHz1 Core Free Lunch For Traditional Software Operations per second for serial code 2 Cores 4 Cores 6 GHz1 Core 8 Cores 3 GHz2 Cores 3 GHz4 Cores 3 GHz8 Cores 3 GHz1 Core Additional operations per second if code can take advantage of concurrency No Free Lunch For Traditional Software (Without highly concurrent software, it won’t get any faster!)

  4. Software Developer Groups and Expectations • Three developer groups • Heroes • Mainstream • Entry/Novice • Each with differing needs • Heroes “Neurosurgery? No problem! Hand me that screwdriver.” • Mainstream • Experienced developer • Entry/novice • The occasional developer

  5. Breaking Through The Brick Wall NY Times March 19, 2008 John Markoff Intel and Microsoft said Tuesday that they planned to finance two groups of university researchers to start over and design a new generation of computing systems intended to break the industry out of a technological cul-de-sac that threatens to end decades of performance increases in computers. Industry Giants Try to Break Computing’s Dead End ~$35M (U.S.) in funding over five years (Microsoft/Intel/universities)

  6. Today's Speakers • Marc Snir (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) • Michael Faiman and Saburo Muroga Professor • Director, Illinois Informatics Institute • David Patterson (University of California at Berkeley) • E. H. and M.E. Pardee Chair • Director, Parallel Computing Laboratory (Par Lab)

  7. © 2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.

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