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Multi-core microprocessor is an interconnected set of independent processors called cores integrated on a single silicon chip. These processing cores communicate and cooperate with one another to execute one or more programs faster than a single core processor. In this article we describe how and why these types of processors evolved. We also describe the basics of how multi-core microprocessors are programmed.
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V Rajaraman is at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru. Several generations of scientists and engineers in India have learnt computer science using his lucidly written textbooks on programming and computer fundamentals. His current research interests are parallel computing and history of computing.
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Rajaraman, V. Multi-core microprocessors. Reson 22, 1175–1192 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-017-0580-0
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