This paper evaluates several mechanisms for repairing the return-address stack after branch mispredictions. The return-address stack is a small but important structure for achievi...
Kevin Skadron, Pritpal S. Ahuja, Margaret Martonos...
Real-world workloads rarely saturate multi-core processor. CPU C-states can be used to reduce power consumption during processor idle time. The key unsolved problem is: when and h...
An automated tether system has been developed for the purpose of improving the efficiency of micro-gravity activities of fully suited astronauts. System features include gripping ...
Mark A. Minor, Christopher R. Hirschi, Robert O. A...
Current mode (ECL) logic has long been the option of choice in those applications requiring logic functions at multigigahertz rates. This trend continues despite the obvious very ...
As microprocessors become increasingly interconnected, the power consumed by the interconnection network can no longer be ignored. Moreover, with demand for link bandwidth increas...