Evolution of Multi-core Processors
B. B. Murali Krishna · 2013
one constant in computing is that the world's desire for faster performance is never satisfied. Every new performance advance in processor leads to another level of better performance demands from businesses and consumers. This is one of the reasons that lead to the evolving of many core and multi-core processors. This fruition has not come in a short time, it takes decades. During this epoch there is a concern for cost, eco friendly nature, size of the processor along with speed and also the scope of the computing increases in a wide range. Multi-core processors empower the development of new usage models that will enable wide range advances in everything from medicine to IT, as well as revolutionize the digital home, digital office and computer gaming. Without performance improvement, the application developers will no longer be able to introduce new features and better interface to their applications. In this paper we are going to expose the multi-core processor characteristics, types and reasons behind their evolution.