Spending Moore's dividend

@article{Larus2009SpendingMD,
  title={Spending Moore's dividend},
  author={James R. Larus},
  journal={Commun. ACM},
  year={2009},
  volume={52},
  pages={62-69}
}
  • J. Larus
  • Published 1 May 2009
  • Computer Science
  • Commun. ACM
Multicore computers shift the burden of software performance from chip designers and processor architects to software developers. 
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