Power consumption is a major factor that limits the performance of computers. We survey the
“state of the art” in techniques that reduce the total power consumed by a microprocessor …

Microprocessor design has recently encountered many constraints such as power, energy,
reliability, and temperature. Among these challenging issues, temperature-related issues …

Practical cache replacement policies attempt to emulate optimal replacement by predicting
the re-reference interval of a cache block. The commonly used LRU replacement policy …

Off-state leakage is static power, current that leaks through transistors even when they are
turned off. The other source of power dissipation in today's microprocessors, dynamic power …

Is your memory hierarchy stopping your microprocessor from performing at the high level it
should be? Memory Systems: Cache, DRAM, Disk shows you how to resolve this problem …

The commonly used LRU replacement policy is susceptible to thrashing for memory-
intensive workloads that have a working set greater than the available cache size. For such …

On-chip caches represent a sizable fraction of the total power consumption of
microprocessors. Although large caches can significantly improve performance, they have …

The shared last-level caches in CMPs play an important role in improving application
performance and reducing off-chip memory bandwidth requirements. In order to use LLCs …

High density, low leakage and non-volatility are the attractive features of Spin-Transfer-
Torque-RAM (STT-RAM), which has made it a strong competitor against SRAM as a …

Leakage power is a major concern in current and future microprocessor designs. In this
paper, we explore the potential of architectural techniques to reduce leakage through power …