Intel INTRODUCING THE ITANIUM PROCESSORS
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0272-1732/00/$10.00 2000 IEEE The press and the technical community have generated much excitement and speculation about the IA-64 instruction set and the Itanium processor. Intel and HewlettPackard have rolled out (one instruction at a time) the instruction set. Intel is rolling out (one transistor at a time) the Itanium processor and other platform components. This special issue provides the broad technical community with a comprehensive introduction to the concepts and mechanisms that form the basis of the IA-64 instruction set and the related Itanium processor products. These articles were written well in advance of the product introduction for the Itanium processor. Consequently, the articles focus on describing what will be provided as these concepts and products come to market rather than how well the products and concepts work. Our intention is to provide grounding in the products and concepts to IEEE Micro readers. John Crawford
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