Recently, a team of Scottish microchip researchers has announced that they have successfully created a 1000-core powered processor. The said processor can process data 20 times faster than our most modern processors today.
How was this possible?
According Dr. Wim Vanderbauwhede, lead researcher of the University of Glasgow, the futuristic microchip was made possible through the use of an integrated circuit called as “field-programmable gate array aka FPGA”. The said circuit can be customized or configured so that it can be used to conduct any logical function that an ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) could perform. Thus through this programmable FPGA, the researchers were able to produce 1000 cores. Furthermore, the said chip can process up to 5 GB of data per second while requiring very minimal power.
Intel’s Interested!
With the breakthrough of the so-called super processors, semiconductor chip maker Intel has stated that they have also been exploring on the idea. The company has even stated that they are currently working on a 48-core microchip pack aka “the Single-chip Cloud Computer (SCC)”. Intel has further stated that though a 1000-core chip seems “feasible”, there are still many contributing factors to consider.
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Who knows? Over the next few years, our computers might finally taste some super-fast core speeds! Meanwhile, a Symposium presentation will be held for the 1000-core processor this coming March.
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