I'll add that the power wall and the transition to multicore is covered very well in Chapter 1 of Computer Organization and Design which is available as a sampl

I'll add that the power wall and the transition to multicore is covered very well in Chapter 1 of Computer Organization and Design which is available as a sample chapter. http://booksite.elsevier.com/samplechapters/9780123747501/Patterson_Chapter%201.pdf http://booksite.elsevier.com/samplechapters/9780123747501/Pa...