It's time to share
Making silicon will never be free, but we believe it's time to open up the process, and enable more bright minds to build on a proven technology core.
Get ready to peek inside -- to a more powerful world
In the coming months we plan to post source code, documentation, and tools based on our 64-bit, multithreaded UltraSPARC T1 processor. The UltraSPARC T1's CoolThreads technology has set a whole new standard for the industry in terms of throughput and energy efficiency, and now you can join the revolution. It's worth a peek; it's free. Welcome to the world of 64-bit computing, and 32 threads.
Let's all "Chip in" -- and be part of tomorrow's possibilities
OpenSPARC is a new starting point for exploring new horizons and solving hard problems, where chip innovation can make a difference. In the coming months, we'll be leading and carefully listening to discussion groups. We'll also post articles and links to helpful sites and post code open for innovation. We invite you all -- researchers, users, peers, partners and manufacturers -- to join us. If we all "chip in," innovation will happen, everywhere.
OpenSPARC: Innovation Opportunities with the World's First Open Source CPU
Sun opened the design code for its UltraSPARC T1 processor and the
OpenSPARC community was born. Now developers around the world are
innovating at the chip level to meet the high throughput demands of Web
2.0. In this informative Net Talk, you'll learn what's behind the
world's first open source CPU and the dynamic OpenSPARC community.
Listen in as our expert panelists explore the many opportunities that
OpenSPARC offers to developers and architects.
Software is software and hardware is hardware, right? I met the Sun UltraSPARC designers recently and found there's more to it than that. Read More
Get Connected at OpenSPARC.net
In the spirit of other Open Source projects at Sun, we are developing a community website. This is your place to learn about chip development, share ideas, and perhaps even collaborate on a new chip.
This community site is open to anyone: students, EDA vendors and users, developers, foundries, and tools providers. Join the conversation and help drive innovation!
Simon Phipps