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Multiprocessing is a generic term for the use of two or more central processing units (CPUs) within a single computer system. There are many variations on this basic theme, and the definition of multiprocessing can vary with context, mostly as a function of how CPUs are defined (multiple cores on one die, multiple chips in one package, multiple packages in one system unit, etc.).
Multiprocessing sometimes refers to the execution of multiple concurrent software processes in a system as opposed to a single process at any one instant. However, the term multiprogramming is more appropriate to describe this concept, which is implemented mostly in software, whereas multiprocessing is more appropriate to describe the use of multiple hardware CPUs. A system can be both multiprocessing and multiprogramming, only one of the two, or neither of the two.
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multiprocessors MB and shared BRAM http://compgroups.net/comp.arch.fpga/multiprocessors-MB-and-shared-BRAM
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multiprocessors MB and shared BRAM http://compgroups.net/comp.arch.fpga/multiprocessors-MB-and-shared-BRAM
Microprocessor Architecture: From Simple Pipelines to Chip Multiprocessors - by Jean-Loup Baer. http://j.mp/66Bzen
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Microprocessor Architecture: From Simple Pipelines to Chip Multiprocessors - by Jean-Loup Baer. http://j.mp/66Bzen
Chip Multiprocessing (CMP) Resources - Large link page: press releases, academic papers, presentations on dual-core and multicore processors. By James Donald, Electrical Engineering Department, Princeton University.
MIT Alewife Project - Large-scale multiprocessor, integrates cache-coherent, distributed shared memory, and user-level message-passing, in one integrated hardware framework; papers, people, pictures, posters.
Multiprocessing - Growing entry, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia]
NUMAchine - Shared memory multiprocessor architecture, and software for easy and efficient use: Tornado operating system, Jasmine compiler. Descriptions, documents, papers, pictures.
P.A. Semi, Inc. - Fabless semiconductor company, designs PWRficient family of 64-bit multicore processors, based on IBM POWER processor. California, USA.
PiSMA: A Parallel VSM Architecture - Parallel vIrtually Shared Memory Architecture; merges benefits of shared and distributed memory models, secures confidential communication via authentication. [ACM Crossroads]
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Stanford FLASH Multiprocessor - FLexible Architecture for SHared memory; documents, links.
Time to Accept Parallel but Not without a Fight - Physical law is forcing the semiconductor industry to accept something it knew all along but refused to acknowledge: the most effective way to provide high-performance is to use many processors, not just one. [ElectronicsWeekly]
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