Charles Webb
IBM
The end of traditional CMOS scaling presents unique challenges for designers of enterprise-scale business-critical computing systems. Without ever-faster transistors, new focus is needed on other ways to deliver system-level performance and business value while preserving and extending the attributes required of such systems. This talk will look at some of those areas and their intersection with microprocessor architecture.
Bio:
Charles Webb joined IBM in 1983 and has held positions in
performance analysis, processor design, and system design,
all focused on the IBM mainframe computing platform.
Charles led the mainframe processor design team through
the transitions into CMOS technology and into full 64-bit
capability with z/Architecture. In 2003, he was appointed
to the position of IBM Fellow, the highest technical honor
within IBM. Charles is currently responsible for the
overall roadmap and strategy for IBM System z. He holds
numerous patents, four Outstanding Innovation Awards, and
three IBM Corporate Awards. He earned his B.S. and
M.Eng. in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute in 1982 and 1983.