The Performance Advantages of Integrating Block Data Transfer in Cache-Coherent Multiprocessors. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Stanford University Awarded June 1991.
Coursework emphasizes computer architecture.
May 1986 with Distinction and with Honors in Engineering. Humanities concentrations completed in Economics and Psychology. The two predominant multiprocessor communication paradigms are implicit communication through a shared address space and explicit communication via message passing. Message passing machines, on the other hand, perform well on tasks that require coarse-grain communication. This research examines the potential performance benefits of integrating a block transfer facility in hardware cache-coherent multiprocessors and selectively using it in applications.