Editing HyperTransport (section)

=== Co-processor interconnect ===
The issue of latency and bandwidth between CPUs and co-processors has usually been the major stumbling block to their practical implementation. Co-processors such as [[FPGAs]] have appeared that can access the HyperTransport bus and become integrated on the motherboard. Current generation FPGAs from both main manufacturers ([[Altera]] and [[Xilinx]]) directly support the HyperTransport interface, and have [[Semiconductor intellectual property core|IP Cores]] available.  Companies such as XtremeData, Inc. and DRC take these FPGAs (Xilinx in DRC's case) and create a module that allows FPGAs to plug directly into the Opteron socket.

AMD started an initiative named [[Torrenza]] on September 21, 2006, to further promote the usage of HyperTransport for plug-in cards and [[coprocessors]].  This initiative opened their "Socket F" to plug-in boards such as those from XtremeData and DRC.