Studies from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Update Current Data on Software and Systems Research

摘要

2011 JUL 20 - (VerticalNews.com) -- "The emerging accelerator-basedrnheterogeneous clusters, comprising specialized processors such as the IBM Cell and GPUs, havernexhibited excellent price to performance ratio as well as high energy-efficiency. However,rndeveloping and maintaining software for such systems is fraught with challenges. especially forrnmodern high-performance computing (HPC) applications that can benefit the most fromrnleveraging accelerators," researchers in Blacksburg, Virginia report.