LOW POWER COMPUTER SYSTEMS
This research is investigating ways of decreasing the energy consumption of desktop and mobile computers without degrading performance. We are investigating cache, main memory, and I/O systems to reduce energy consumption while maintaining performance of portable computer systems.CURRENT TOPICS
- energy impact of direct-mapped caches in portable systems
- impact of cache configuration on energy consumption and performance
- main memory choices (DRAM, EDO DRAM, etc.) and its impact on energy consumption and performance
- disk drive characteristics that impact power consumption
- disk caching, prefetching, and data reorganization schemes
TECHNICAL REPORTS
- Cache Optimizations for Portable Computers (PostScript, 154K)
- Cache Optimization for Energy Efficient Memory Hierarchies (PostScript, 523K)
SPONSORS
This work is currently supported by internal university grants with some support from Intel Corporation.
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