ACM SIGARCH

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Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer Architecture (ACM SIGARCH)
FoundedAugust 1971;52 years ago (1971-08)
Focus Computer architecture
Area served
International
Website www.sigarch.org
Formerly called
SICARCH

ACM SIGARCH is the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on computer architecture, a community of computer professionals and students from academia and industry involved in research and professional practice related to computer architecture and design. [1] The organization sponsors many prestigious international conferences in this area, including the International Symposium on Computer Architecture (ISCA), recognized as the top conference in this area since 1975. [2] Together with IEEE Computer Society's Technical Committee on Computer Architecture (TCCA), it is one of the two main professional organizations for people working in computer architecture. [3]

Contents

ACM SIGARCH was formed in August 1971, initially as a Special Interest Committee (a precursor to a SIG), with Michael J. Flynn as the founding chairman. [4] [5] Flynn was also the founding chairman of IEEE Computer Society's TCCA [6] and encouraged from the beginning, joint cooperation between the two groups. [7] Many of the joint symposiums and conferences are the leading events in the field. [8] [9]

Journal

ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News is a newsletter, started in January 1972, that publishes refereed articles about computer hardware and its interactions with compilers and operating systems. [10]

Conferences

ACM SIGARCH sponsors many top international conferences related to computer architecture. [11] [12]

Awards

SIGARCH offers a variety of awards for outstanding contributions to computer architecture:

See also

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