Open source version of the UltraSPARC T1 processor

Overview

OpenSPARC T1 is the open source version of the UltraSPARC T1 processor. The UltraSPARC T1 processor with CoolThreads technology is the highest-throughput and most eco-responsible processor ever created. It's a breakthrough discovery for reducing data center energy consumption, while dramatically increasing throughput. Its 32 simultaneous processing threads, drawing about as much power as a light bulb, give you the best performance per watt of any processor available.

By making the source for this design available for a larger community to review and learn from, we expect that ideas around the multi-thread concepts can be explored more freely and openly, and that truly beneficial innovations can be achieved.

Deliverables

  • Verilog RTL for OpenSPARC T1 design
  • Verification environment for OpenSPARC T1
  • Diagnostics tests for OpenSPARC T1
  • Scripts and Sun internal tools needed to simulate the design and to do synthesis of the design
  • Open source tools needed to simulate the design
  • Scripts and documentation to help with FPGA implementation of parts of OpenSPARC T1 design including SPARC core, Floating point Unit, Cross-bar

Technical Specifications

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