ICL Professor of Computer Engineering at The University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
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- ICL Professor of Computer Engineering at The University of Manchester
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- Hardware designer & design manager at Acorn Computers Ltd
- Rolls-Royce Research Fellow at Emmanuel College, Cambridge
- Education
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- University of Cambridge
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Steve Furber’s Summary
I've designed microprocessor systems (e.g. the BBC Micro), microprocessors (e.g. the ARM), asynchronous stuff and System-on-Chip.
I'm now interested in understanding how the brain works, and am building a million ARM cores into a computer to model brain function.
Steve Furber’s Specialties:
Microprocessor design, low-power design, asynchronous systems, SoCs, on-chip interconnect, massively-parallel computers.
Steve Furber’s Experience
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ICL Professor of Computer Engineering
The University of Manchester
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry)
1990 — Present (19 years)
Researching asynchronous processors, low-power design, on-chip interconnect, neural systems engineering
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Hardware designer & design manager
Acorn Computers Ltd
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Hardware industry)
1981 — 1990 (9 years)
BBC Micro & ARM
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Rolls-Royce Research Fellow
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
(Higher Education industry)
October 1978 — September 1981 (3 years)
Researching better ways to build jet engine compressors.
Steve Furber’s Education
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University of Cambridge
1971 — 1978
Steve Furber’s Contact Settings
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