To study how chips really work, MIT researchers built their own operating system
To study how chips really work, MIT researchers built their own operating system
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To study how chips really work, MIT researchers built their own operating system

The new "Fractal" operating system kernel, developed at MIT, gives researchers a clearer look at how computer chips work internally. It was used to study the branch predictors inside Apple's M1 processor, where it revealed a potential vulnerability to major speculative attacks.