ASIC, FPGA, and VLIW Processors in Computer Architecture

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Which of the following key performance metrics does the TrueNorth chip excel in compared to traditional computers?

Clock speed
Chip area
Memory capacity
Power consumption (correct)

What is the power density of the TrueNorth chip compared to the power density of a CPU?

The same order of magnitude
The power density is not provided in the text
3 to 4 orders of magnitude lower (correct)
3 to 4 orders of magnitude higher

What is the energy efficiency of the TrueNorth chip in terms of energy per synaptic event?

26 nanojoules
26 millijoules
26 microjoules
26 picojoules (correct)

What type of applications does the TrueNorth chip support?

Multi-target detection and classification applications, as well as 240x400 pixel 3-color video input at 30 frames per second (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the TrueNorth chip and the IBM NorthPole chip?

The NorthPole chip blends approaches from the TrueNorth system with modern hardware designs (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason the IBM NorthPole chip achieves significantly faster speeds compared to the TrueNorth chip?

Intertwining compute with memory on-chip to eliminate the Von Neumann bottleneck (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary innovation highlighted in the text about the TrueNorth chip?

Its low power consumption and energy efficiency (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between the power density of the TrueNorth chip and the power density of the human cortex?

The TrueNorth chip has a lower power density than the human cortex (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason the IBM NorthPole chip is considered a significant advancement compared to the TrueNorth chip?

It achieves speeds about 4,000 times faster than TrueNorth by intertwining compute with memory on-chip (A) Signup and view all the answers