[comp.arch] Microprocessor Forum Final Program

mslater@cup.portal.com (Michael Z Slater) (09/27/90)

**  M I C R O P R O C E S S O R   F O R U M  **  F I N A L   P R O G R A M **

  October 10 and 11, Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Francisco Airport
               Sponsored By Microprocessor Report

       To register, call (800) 527-0288 or (707) 823-4004
        Fax: (707) 823-0504  Email: deena@cup.portal.com

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Day 1: October 10, 1990

8:30 Keynote: The Effect of Free Silicon on Microprocessor Design
     Andrew Rappaport, The Technology Research Group

9:10 Session 1: General-Purpose Microprocessors
     Moderator: Michael Slater

     A High-Performance Superscalar Processor that is Binary-
     Compatible with the 386/486
     Thampy Thomas, NexGen Microsystems

     The First Microprocessor Designed for Notebook Computers
     Mike Aymar, Intel

     (New microprocessor to be announced)
     Charlie Ashton, AMD

     The Lightning Superscalar SPARC Implementation
     Bruce Lightner, Metaflow Technologies

     The Next-Generation 88000-Family Processor
     Keith Diefendorff, Motorola

     The Clipper C4 Chipset
     Howard Sachs, Intergraph

     Panel Discussion
     Thampy Thomas (Nexgen), Bruce Lightner (Metaflow), Keith
     Diefendorff (Motorola), Howard Sachs (Intergraph), Mike
     Aymar (Intel), Charlie Ashton (AMD)

12:30 Lunch: The Second Annual Microprocessor Report Awards
      Nick Tredennick, Master of Ceremonies

2:00 Session 2: Embedded Microprocessors
     Moderator: John Wharton

     The 68340 -- A 32-Bit 68000-Family Controller
     Brad Cohen, Motorola

     Application-Specific Microprocessors
     Gideon Intrater, National

     The 29050 -- Architecture, Implementation, and Performance
     Tim Olson, AMD

     i960 Architectural Flexibility
     Steven McGeady, Intel

     A Next-Generation R3000-Based Embedded Control Processor
     Phil Bourekas, IDT

     A 68000 Implementation for Embedded Control: The 68EC030
     Jim Reinhart, Motorola

     The Next Generation of Transputers: Microprocessors for
     Multiprocessing
     Ian Pearson, Inmos

     Panel Discussion
     Brad Cohen (Motorola), Gideon Intrater (National), Tim Olson
     (AMD), Steven McGeady (Intel), Phil Bourekas (IDT), Jim
     Reinhart (Motorola), Ian Pearson (Inmos)

5:30 Reception and Vendor Literature Display

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Day 2: October 11, 1990

8:30 Digital Signal Processors
     Moderator: Dennis Allison

     The 96002 Media Engine
     Michael Collins, Motorola

     The TMS320C40 Parallel Processing DSP
     Ray Simar Jr., Texas Instruments

     AT&T DSP3210: A Low Cost Multimedia Engine for PCs and Workstations
     Craig Garen, AT&T

     Panel Discussion
     Michael Collins (Motorola), Ray Simar Jr. (TI), Craig Garen (AT&T)

10:30 Applications
      Moderator: Brian Case

     Multifunction Imaging Peripherals
     Moshe Doron, National

     A RISC-Based X-Windows Terminal
     Peter Weyman, Samsung Software America

     Standard Building Blocks for Multiprocessor Systems
     Benny Maytal, Intel

     A Multiprocessor Chip Set for 486 Systems
     Dado Banatao, S3

     Panel Discussion
     Moshe Doron (National), Peter Weyman, (Samsung Software
     America), Benny Maytal (Intel), Dado Banatao (S3)

12:20 Lunch: The Zen of Change
      Paul Saffo, Institute For The Future

1:50 Multichip Modules
     Moderator: Bruce Koball

     An Overview of Multichip Module Technologies
     Jay Block, Grove & Associates

     A High-Performance Multichip SPARC Module
     Bruce McWilliams, nCHIP, Inc.

     Panel Discussion: The Future of Multichip Modules
     Jay Block (Grove & Assoc.), Bruce McWilliams (nCHIP), John
     Mick (IDT), Gary Weihe (Raychem), John Reche (Polycon),
     Howard Davidson (Sun), Dirk Smits (LSI Logic)

3:30 Architectural Issues for the 1990s
     Moderator: Michael Slater

     Superscalar and Superpipelined Microprocessors
     Mike Johnson, AMD

     Dataflow Processors: The Quest for the Right Multiprocessor
     Building Block
     Gregory Papadopoulos, MIT

     Compiler-Directed Parallelism
     Monica Lam, Stanford University

     Panel: Personal Views on The Next Decade of Microprocessors
     David Patterson (UC Berkeley), Gregory Papadopoulos (MIT),
     Norm Jouppi (DEC), Monica Lam (Stanford), John Mashey
     (MIPS), Mike Johnson (AMD), Patrick Gelsinger (Intel), Keith
     Diefendorff (Motorola)

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savel@hoss.unl.edu (Bharat P. Savel) (09/27/90)

In article <34298@cup.portal.com> mslater@cup.portal.com (Michael Z Slater) writes:
>**  M I C R O P R O C E S S O R   F O R U M  **  F I N A L   P R O G R A M **

^^^^^^^^^
is this the first time that this forum is put together? if not
where can i get the procedings for the previous meetings?
also how often does this forum gettogether in a year?

-savel