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In what could be a breakthrough for the computing world, scientists at the Glasgow University, Scotland have made a 1000-core processor. The team, led by Dr. Wim Vanderbauwhede, has made use of the Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) technology to make the processor.

The concept processor will enable computers to perform 20 times than what they do today. The FPGA lets the user to configure it into specific circuits, and not having to rely on factory settings. With this background, the team separated the transistors within the FPGA and placed them on 1000 mini circuits, each performing a different function.
The scientists wish to present their finding at the International Symposium on Applied Reconfigurable Computing in March. Said the team lead, Dr. Vanderbauwhede, "FPGAs are not used within standard computers because they are fairly difficult to program, but their processing power is huge while their energy consumption is very small because they are so much quicker - so they are also a greener option."

In the real world, Intel is also working on the same idea to create a processor of that magnitude. Presently, Intel has a Single-chip Cloud Computer (SCC) that has 48 cores on it. Timothy Mattson from Intel Microprocessor Technology Lab said that a 1000 core processor is very much achievable and added the 48 core processor can be upscaled to 1000 core.

However, these things are still on a concept stage, and for them to turn into reality will take some more time certainly.