"The Future of Computing Performance: Game Over or Next Level?" ed. by Lynette I. Millett, Samuel H. Fuller (Repost)

This issue describes the factors that have led to the future limitations on growth for single processors that are based on complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology. It explores challenges inherent in parallel computing and architecture, including ever-increasing power consumption and the escalated requirements for heat dissipation. The book delineates a research, practice, and education agenda to help overcome these challenges.

This book will guide researchers, manufacturers, and information technology professionals in the right direction for sustainable growth in computer performance, so that we may all enjoy the next level of benefits to society.

Contents
ABSTRACT
SUMMARY
1 THE NEED FOR CONTINUED PERFORMANCE GROWTH
Why Faster Computers Are Important
The Importance of Computing Performance for the Sciences
The Importance of Computing Performance for Defense and National Security
The Importance of Computing Performance for Consumer Needs and Applications
The Importance of Computing Performance for Enterprise Productivity
2 WHAT IS COMPUTER PERFORMANCE?
Why Performance Matters
Performance as Measured by Raw Computation
Computation and Communication’s Effects on Performance
Technology Advances and the History of Computer Performance
Assessing Performance with Benchmarks
The Interplay of Software and Performance
The Economics of Computer Performance
3 POWER IS NOW LIMITING GROWTH IN COMPUTING PERFORMANCE
Basic Technology Scaling
Classic CMOS Scaling
How CMOS-Processor Performance Improved Exponentially, and Then Slowed
How Chip Multiprocessors Allow Some Continued Performance-Scaling
Problems in Scaling Nanometer Devices
Advanced Technology Options
Application-Specific Integrated Circuits
4 THE END OF PROGRAMMING AS WE KNOW IT 1
Moore’s Bounty: Software Abstraction
Software Implications of Parallelism
The Challenges of Parallelism
The State of the Art of Parallel Programming
Parallel-Programming Systems and the Parallel Software “Stack”
Meeting the Challenges of Parallelism
5 RESEARCH, PRACTICE, AND EDUCATION TO MEET TOMORROW’S PERFORMANCE NEEDS Systems Research and Practice
Parallel-Programming Models and Education
Game Over or Next Level?
APPENDIXES
A A History of Computer Performance
B Biographies of Committee Members and Staff
C Reprint of Gordon E. Moore’s “Cramming More Components onto Integrated Circuits”
D Reprint of Robert H. Dennard’s “Design of Ion-Implanted MOSFET’s with Very Small Physical Dimensions”