Multicore Mix: Multicore Trends into 2013

Before we dive into the mutlicore trends of 2013, we wanted to thank everyone who participated in our ‘Mix’ing it up for the Holidays blog contest! The winner of the contest is Janice Ford! The ideal gift idea for the technology/multicore expert in her life was “a device that makes everyone kind, polite and respectful to each other even during disagreements. This device would rapidly instruct the user to be constructive, compassionate and caring. As a result, the device would well, not only to change individuals, but the minds and hearts of countries and politicians.” Congratulations! 

Multicore Trends into 2013

With the ball drop in Times Square, 2013 is officially here! With an estimated one million people crammed into New York City and many more watching on television, the shining ball symbolized a bright future for whatever we set our minds to in the New Year.

In 2013 we will continue to see exciting developments in a variety of multicore-based applications. Cloud computing will revolutionize the enterprise as bring your own device (BYOD) scenarios gain more traction. Cloud-enabled desktop virtualization will ultimately lower the next generation IT infrastructure total cost of ownership with much more efficient resource utilization. Many other cloud-based applications will flourish, including high performance computing (HPC) clusters inside the cloud. This will enable scientific and industrial research to be undertaken without expensive ownership of supercomputers.

The HPC space will also see many applications in oil and gas exploration. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), by 2030, the U.S. will be energy self-sufficient on net and North America will become a net oil exporter. HPC applications using high performance multicore SoCs, like TI’s KeyStone II devices, will really help the energy exploration industry build enough resources to get where the U.S. wants to be by 2030.

TI’s multicore devices will continue to accelerate the video infrastructure and video surveillance build out, as well as next generation medical imaging applications such as ultrasound systems and CT scanners. With combined ARM Cortex-A15 processors, C66x DSPs and hardware accelerators, as well as high throughput IOs, KeyStone SoCs are also ideal for mission critical, software defined radio, test & measurement and industrial automation applications.

Infonetics Research also projects a rosy outlook for telecom capex in 2013 and 2014, led by Asia and North America, and growth returns in Europe. So don’t be surprised to find your wireless calls and mobile Internet usage processed by KeyStone-powered base stations!

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