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<p>When: July 19, 2023 7:00PM EDT (6:30PM for Q&A)<br>
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Topic: What Programmers Should Know About Memory<br>
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Speaker: Shankar Viswanathan <br>
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Location: Online: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://meet.jit.si/blu.org">https://meet.jit.si/blu.org</a><br>
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Summary:<br>
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A discussion on DRAM technology, caches, data consistency, etc.</blockquote>
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initial;">Shankar Viswanathan is the lead performance architect
for AMD's Strategic Silicon products. He has worked on the design
and verification of several generations of AMD processors. Most
recently, he was on the design team for the SoCs that power game
consoles such as the PlayStation5 and the Steam Deck. His general
interests like at the intersection of performance and security in
hardware platforms.</blockquote>
For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web
site: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.blu.org">http://www.blu.org</a><br>
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