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Specialization. We're already seeing specialized processors take over niches of compute (Googles TPU, bitcoin ASICs, GPUs etc etc). I think we'll see this trend
by sgillen 8y ago
Specialization. We're already seeing specialized processors take over niches of compute (Googles TPU, bitcoin ASICs, GPUs etc etc). I think we'll see this trend accelerate.
- imakwana 8y ago2017 ACM Turing Award Lecture by Hennessy and Patterson nicely summarizes the emphasis on domain-specific languages and domain-specific architectures going forward. https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2019/2/234352-a-new-golden-age-for-computer-architecture/fulltext https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2019/2/234352-a-new-golden-ag...
- johnsimer 8y agoHave any of you here looked into neuromorphic computing and Spiky Neural Networks? Do these show any promise?