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At the Microprocessor Forum in 2005, In-Stat predicted that multi-core processors would be the majority by 2009.
Intel, at their 2004 Developer Forum, predicted that outside of their Celeron
line 40% of all processors shipped by the end of 2006 will be multi-core.
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Boston Circuits delivers complete multi-core processor solutions for manufacturers of home and business multimedia devices. The gCORE family of processors, with their unique "Grid on Chip" architecture, range from 8 to 16 32-bit RISC processor cores on a single chip. The high end of the family offers performance up to 10x that of current generation RISC processors, allowing customers to replace dedicated hardware with software modules running on the gCORE.
A key element to Boston Circuits' architecture is the incorporation of a Time Machine module, which dynamically assigns process tasks to the multiple cores on the chip. This greatly simplifies the development of multi-core software while producing significant performance enhancements.
The gCORE processors are supported by the GridWare software tools and libraries. GridWare allows standard multi-threaded Linux applications to run on the gCORE "as is", providing a seamless migration path to multi-core embedded processing.
Click on the links on the left to learn more about these technologies and products. Together, these technologies enable the next revolution in embedded processors.
Multi-core Processors for Multimedia Devices
