Researchers at Intel unveiled an experimental 80-core microchip Monday at the International Solid States Circuit Conference in San Francisco. Known as a “Teraflop research chip,” it is the first programmable microprocessor capable of delivering performance formerly associated only with supercomputers, according to Intel. If successful, Intel’s research into “tera-scale computing” has the potential to transform computers, software and the way people use their computers.
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Intel Boldly Goes Where No Chip Has Gone Before
Posted by: Walaika Haskins February 13, 2007 07:24 AMResearchers at Intel unveiled an experimental 80-core microchip Monday at the International Solid States Circuit Conference in San Francisco. Known as a “Teraflop research chip,” it is the first programmable microprocessor capable of delivering performance formerly associated only with supercomputers, according to Intel. If successful, Intel’s research into “tera-scale computing” has the potential to transform computers, software and the way people use their computers.