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CNN - IBM chip breaks memory bottleneck


32MB SRAM on the same chip as a micro processor!! Do we need caches any
more? 

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	The technology giant has created a microprocessor that
        combines computation abilities with a vastly increased
        high-speed memory -- up to 32 megabytes -- on a single
        chip. Most of today's processors must frequently exchange
        data with separate memory chips, creating a performance
        bottleneck. The application-specific integrated circuit, or
        ASIC, will use copper circuitry as small as 0.15 micron (less
        than 1/600th the width of a human hair), creating a faster
        chip. 
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Full report is available at 
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9902/23/ibm.memory.lat/
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