Title :
Itanium 2 processor microarchitecture
Author :
McNairy, Cameron ; Soltis, Don
Abstract :
The Itanium 2 processor extends the processing power of the Itanium processor family with a capable and balanced microarchitecture. Executing up to six instructions at a time, it provides both performance and binary compatibility for Itanium-based applications and operating systems.
Keywords :
microprocessor chips; parallel architectures; Itanium 2 processor microarchitecture; binary compatibility; operating systems; Frequency; Hazards; Logic; Microarchitecture; Pipelines; Process design; Scalability; Supercomputers; Web server; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MM.2003.1196114
