Mark D. Hill

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While many academics strive for complex solutions, I am proud of my simple papers.

1. Amdahl's Law in the Multicore Era,
   Mark D. Hill and Michael R. Marty,
   IEEE Computer, July 2008.
   Paper: pdf
   Supplementary Website: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/multifacet/amdahl/
   YouTube Video (52 minutes): Google TechTalk 02/2009
   Related Talks: HPCA Keynote 02/2008 and Colloquium 08/2008
   Original Technical Report (UW CS-TR-2007-1593, April 2007): pdf

2. Multiprocessors Should Support Simple Memory Consistency Models,
   Mark D. Hill,
   IEEE Computer, August 1998.
   Paper: pdf
   2003 Dagstuhl Retrospective Talk: ppt

3. Cost-Effective Parallel Computing,
   David A. Wood and Mark D. Hill,
   IEEE Computer, February 1995.
   Paper: final scanned pdf and near-final latex pdf.

4. A Case for Direct-Mapped Caches,
   Mark D. Hill,
   IEEE Computer, December 1988.
   Paper: scanned pdf (2 MB)