Session 10 overview - microprocessors and signal processing

Microprocessor-frequency scaling is coming up against fundamental barriers that have the potential to limit future performance gains for traditional single-processor systems. In this session, new designs are presented that incorporate extensive parallelism, or multiple processing units, to enhance overall chip performance, without the difficulties associated with higher clock frequencies. This trend is clearly illustrated in this session, where all eight papers describe chips containing multiple processor cores of various types.