1. A 5.2GHz microprocessor chip for the IBM zEnterprise™ system
- Author
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Brian W. Curran, Y.-H. Chan, S. Carey, Patrick J. Meaney, M. Mayo, L. Sigal, Guenter Mayer, Michael Fee, Lee Evan Eisen, Eric M. Schwarz, Pak-Kin Mak, D. Malone, Frank Malgioglio, Howard H. Smith, T. J. McPherson, Huajun Wen, Thomas Strach, Michael H. Wood, William V. Huott, M. J. Saccamango, James D. Warnock, S. Weitzel, Yuen H. Chan, David L. Rude, R. Averill, Donald W. Plass, and Charles F. Webb
- Subjects
Random access memory ,business.industry ,Computer science ,Embedded system ,Operating frequency ,IBM ,business ,Capacitance ,Microprocessor chip - Abstract
The microprocessor chip for the IBM zEnterprise 196 (z 196) system is a high-frequency, high-performance design that adds support for out-of-order instruction execution and increases operating frequency by almost 20% compared to the previous 65nm design, while still fitting within the same power envelope. Despite the many difficult engineering hurdles to be overcome, the design team was able to achieve a product frequency of 5.2GHz, providing a significant performance boost for the new system.
- Published
- 2011