This artcile at EDN is a good debate on the future of multicore race and what may lie ahead to get full benefits. The panel includes folks from AMD, RAMBUS, PEAKSTREAM. I for once is getting tired of lack of innovation on the software apps side to start taking advantage of the this key technology. Maybe I am just too impatient :x The article is in 2 parts, and the discussion is good.
Part I http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6433719
Part II http://www.edn.com/article/CA6434384.html
Part I http://www.edn.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6433719
Part II http://www.edn.com/article/CA6434384.html