Introduction to Throughput Computing
February 2003
An overview of Sun's Revolutionary UltraSPARC processor strategy for
driving down the cost and complexity of network computing.
An Overview of the UltraSPARC III Cu processor
June 2002
Important new technology in the UltraSPARC III Cu processor,
specifically as it serves to maintain compatibility, increase
scalability, accelerate performance, and improve RAS (Reliability,
Availability and Serviceability) in SPARC-based systems designed
for enterprise network computing. (24 pages)
The VIS Instruction Set
June 2002 An overview of the VIS Instruction Set, the UltraSPARC[R] processor
single instruction multiple data (SIMD) implementation designed to accelerate
processes where multiple data can be processed in parallel.
(34 pages)
Interval Arithmetic in High performance Technical Computing
September 2002
Interval Arithmetic is a computing system that makes it possible to:
automatically perform rigorous error analysis by computing mathematical bounds
on the set of all possible problem solutions, and solve nonlinear problems that
were previously thought to be impossible to solve. Sun Microsystems, Inc. is one
of the few computer companies to currently offer both language and hardware
support for computing with intervals. (22 pages)