Sun Microelectronics

Sun MicroElectronics - Overview Bigtop

With unique, open, chip multi-threading (CMT) processor designs, Sun is the industry leader in multicore/multithread technology. The Microelectronics Group drives Sun's CMT processor development, supplying global OEM customers. Using Sun's CMT-based processors, customers will deliver revolutionary, network-attached devices that provide computing, communication, and entertainment services faster, more efficiently, and more economically than ever before.

At a Glance

  • UltraSPARC T2
    Industry's first "system on a chip" and fastest commodity processor with 8-core, 64-thread.
  • UltraSPARC T1
    Investigate the industry's 8-core, 32-thread, eco-responsible processor.
  • UltraSPARC IV+
    Try Sun's new UltraSPARC IV+ 64-bit processor is the fifth generation in our UltraSPARC processor family.

Introducing Sun Microelectronics

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Open Source / Community

Download the world’s only 64-bit, 8-core, 32-thread processor design - for free. Download the RTL for free. Access tools and resources to optimize your multithreaded environment. Collaborate and contribute to the community supporting the industry’s best open-source operating system: Solaris.

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