Simple computer designs move data with a single bus structure; multiple buses, however, vastly improve performance. In a multiple-bus architecture, each pathway is suited to handle a particular ...

Expansion buses (sometimes called peripheral buses) have connectors that allow you to add a computer's expansion cards (peripherals). Different types of standard internal buses are characterized by ...

The PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturing Group recently ratified the PICMG 2.17 CompactPCI StarFabric Specification, which specifies how to implement StarFabric. StarFabric provides a simple ...

With its peak data transfer rate of 6.4GBps, HyperTransport Technology will be integrated into AMD’s next-generation processors, Mitchell said.

Supporting both buses on board, he said, “bridges the advanced-feature capabilities of PCI technology with ISA card slots, protecting original investments and allowing access to the long-term upward ...

I was wondering if anyone could give their thoughts on the books Computer Organization and Design by David Patterson and John Hennessy and Computer Architecture by John Hennessy.I am looking for a ...