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'''Rock Creek''' or the ''' Single-Chip Cloud Computer''' ('''SCC''') was the successor to {{\\|Polaris}}, a [[45 nm]] [[many-core]] microarchitecture designed by [[intel]] for high performance computing.
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'''Rock Creek''' or the ''' Single-Chip Cloud Computer''' ('''SCC''') was the successor to {{\\|Polaris}}, a [[45 nm]] [[many-core]] microarchitecture designed by [[intel]] for high performance computing. The SCC, like {{\\|Polaris}}, was a research project from Intel's [[Tera-scale Computing Research Program]].
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== Architecture ==
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== Overview ==
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== Die ==
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* [[45 nm process]]
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* 1 poly, 9 Metal (Cu)
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* 1,300,000,000 transistors
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* 26.5 mm x 21.4 mm
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** 567.1 mm² die size
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* 1,567 pins LGA packages
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** 970 signal pins
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:[[File:rock creek die.png|600px]]
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:[[File:rock creek die (annotated).png|600px]]
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=== Tile ===
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** 48,000,000 transistors
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* 3.6 mm x 5.2 mm
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** 18.7 mm² silicon area
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:[[File:rock creek tile (annotated).png|500px]]
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=== Additional Shots ===
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Additional die and wafer shots provided by Intel:
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<gallery mode=slideshow>
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File:rock creek 1.jpg
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File:rock creek 2.jpg
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File:rock creek 3.jpg
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File:rock creek 4.jpg
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</gallery>
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== Bibliography ==
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* [[:File:SCC Sympossium Feb212010 FINAL-A.pdf|“Single-chip Cloud Computer”. An experimental many-core processor from Intel Labs.]] Jim Held, Intel Fellow & Director. Tera-scale Computing Research. Symposium in Santa Clara. 2/12/10.
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=== Documents ===
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* [[:File:SCC Sympossium Dec2010 CHN final.pptx]]
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* [[:File:MARC-Symposium-Nov-2010-Stefan-Lankes.pdf|First Experiences with the SCC and a Comparison with Established Architectures]]
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* [[:File:RockyLakeHW.pdf|Rocky Lake Hardware (defines LEDs)]]
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* [[:File:SCC Platform Overview.pdf|The SCC Platform Overview]]
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* [[:File:SCCProgrammersGuide.pdf|The SCC Programmer’s Guide Revision 1.0]]
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* [[:File:SCC EAS.pdf|SCC External Architecture Specification (EAS) Revision 1.1]]

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Knights Ferry µarch
General Info
Arch TypeCPU
DesignerIntel
ManufacturerIntel
IntroductionDecember 2009
Process45 nm
Core Configs48
Instructions
ISAx86
ExtensionsL1OM
Succession

Rock Creek or the Single-Chip Cloud Computer (SCC) was the successor to Polaris, a 45 nm many-core microarchitecture designed by intel for high performance computing. The SCC, like Polaris, was a research project from Intel's Tera-scale Computing Research Program.

Architecture

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Overview

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Die

  • 45 nm process
  • 1 poly, 9 Metal (Cu)
  • 1,300,000,000 transistors
  • 26.5 mm x 21.4 mm
    • 567.1 mm² die size
  • 1,567 pins LGA packages
    • 970 signal pins
rock creek die.png


rock creek die (annotated).png

Tile

    • 48,000,000 transistors
  • 3.6 mm x 5.2 mm
    • 18.7 mm² silicon area
rock creek tile (annotated).png

Additional Shots

Additional die and wafer shots provided by Intel:

Bibliography

Documents

codenameKnights Ferry +
core count48 +
designerIntel +
first launchedDecember 2009 +
full page nameintel/microarchitectures/rock creek +
instance ofmicroarchitecture +
instruction set architecturex86 +
manufacturerIntel +
microarchitecture typeCPU +
nameKnights Ferry +
process45 nm (0.045 μm, 4.5e-5 mm) +