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SUMMARY:BEE3: Revitalizing Computer Architecture Research - Chuck Thacker\
 , Microsoft Research Silicon Valley
DTSTART:20081006T130000Z
DTEND:20081006T140000Z
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CONTACT:Prof Simon Moore
DESCRIPTION:About 15 years ago\, computer architecture research became bor
 ing and incremental.  This was to some extent caused by the inability of s
 mall groups to build real systems.  Today\, Field-Programmable Gate Arrays
  (FPGAs) offer a possible solution to this problem.  While the systems tha
 t can be built using these devices cannot rival custom silicon implementat
 ions\, they can run at speeds that are much faster than software simulatio
 n.\n	\nIn this talk\, I will describe BEE3\, an FPGA-based system designed
  at Microsoft to support architecture research both in academia and indust
 ry.\n\n
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building
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