Abstract :
The new Editor in Chief of IEEE Micro introduces himself and the first issue of 2007. He thanks outgoing Editor in Chief Pradip Bose for his outstanding work on Micro during his tenure. He assesses the current state of the microarchitecture field, speculates on the future, and asks readers for their suggestions on topics the magazine should cover in coming issues.
Keywords :
Computer architecture; Computer industry; Design engineering; Engineering profession; Footwear; Job shop scheduling; Microarchitecture; Microprocessors; Postal services; Solids; debugging; human-computer interface; interconnects for multicore chips; microarchitecture; programmability; special-purpose chips;