What does UMA stand for?

Unified Memory Architecture (SGI)

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Information technology (IT) and computers

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Memory is the real bottleneck," says IBM Fellow and director of server design Jim Rymarczyk, who says that distributed shared memory is the natural extension of symmetric multiprocessing architectures in which multiple CPUs share a single pool of memory, a unified memory architecture (UMA).

IBM Distributed Shared Memory Plans Uncovered >By William Fellows

Given this, it would appear that Cobalt's unified memory architecture has achieved the cost savings that was one of its prime goals.

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For example, the O2 system uses a unique Unified Memory Architecture which delivers full 32-bit hardware-accelerated textured graphics and built-in video capabilities at every price point, including the $5,902 entry-level model.

SILICON GRAPHICS SLASHES PRICES ON OCTANE WORKSTATIONS

Its unified memory architecture enables memory to be shared by various function modules, helping to minimize the number of external memory chips needed, if any.

Renesas Technology's SH77721 SH-NaviJ Series SoC is Ideal for Low-End ...

Moreover, the SH7775 SoC device uses a unified memory architecture that allows memory to be shared by different peripherals, so less external memory is needed.

Renesas Introduces Faster (600MHz) 32-bit SoC Device With Performance ...

NVIDIA Quadro Unified Memory Architecture Allows for superior memory management, which efficiently allocates and shares memory resources between concurrent graphics windows and applications.

L Reveals 8-Way Processing Professional Mobile Computing Design

The PW106 and PW328 ImageProcessor ICs include the following features: --Advanced interface integration including LVDS output, unified memory architecture (UMA) to eliminate peripheral memories, and x16/x32 DDR compatibility to provide memory sourcing flexibility.

Pixelworks Debuts New Line of All-in-One ImageProcessor ICs for ...

Applications such as set-top-box and digital TV require high performance data throughput to and from off-chip memory but must maintain low system costs by implementing a unified memory architecture.

Sonics to Deliver Complete DRAM Scheduler and Controller Subsystem IP ...