DESCRIPTION

This course provides an introduction to multicore processors including usage and selection of the devices. Content includes:

• The motives for multicore
• A brief history of multicore processors
• Multicore hardware models: homogeneous, heterogeneous, and beyond
• Multicore software models: AMP, SMP, and virtualization
• Programming principles
• Using multicore tools
• Avoiding the multicore pitfalls
• Example processors, tools, and OSs
• Trends and predictions

This course is scheduled to be released in January 2009. Please check back soon.

PREREQUISITES
None

INTENDED AUDIENCE
The primary audience is engineers who need to use and select multicore processors; especially those who are new to the field, or need to refresh their knowledge.

ESTIMATED TIME
45 min.