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Motherboard reports on a press release by the University of California Davis, where researchers designed a multiple instruction, multiple data (MIMD) microprocessor. Unlike a GPU, each core can run distinct instructions on distinct data.
According to the researchers the chip has a greater number of cores than any other "fabricated programmable many-core [chip]," exceeding the 336 cores of the Ambric Am2045, which was produced commercially.
IBM was commissioned to fabricate the processor in 32 nm partially depleted silicon-on-insulator (PD-SOI). It is claimed that the device can "process 115 billion instructions per second while dissipating only 1.3 watts." or, when operating at greater supply voltage and clock rate, "execute 1 trillion instructions/sec while dissipating 13.1 W."
(Score: 2) by tibman on Wednesday June 22 2016, @01:16PM
Here's a working 12 core example : D
http://store.steampowered.com/app/370360/ [steampowered.com]
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday June 23 2016, @01:05AM
That game is a fucking dildo.
It was fun and novel for a bit but I just gave up. Months later and none of my steam friends got even close to solving the amount I solved.
One day I'll write both my own genetic algorithm that will solve this shit somehow and some arbitrary 'compiler' or high-level modeling language.
(Score: 2) by tibman on Thursday June 23 2016, @01:40AM
Something unexpected happens at the end : ) It's a fun trip into assembly if you never had the opportunity before (born too late).
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