Programmable processing elements interconnected by a communication network including field operation unit for performing field operations
US5093920A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 15, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/33
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arrangement for implementing graph operations, generally, and circuit simulations in particular employing a plurality of substantially identical high speed special purpose processing elements (PE) that are flexibly interconnected through a switch to form a cluster. In addition to the processing element (PE) being programmable, the interconnection switch permits dynamically altered routing of signals between the processing elements. The processing elements include a queue unit which permits high speed asynchronous communication between the elements. Additional advantage is attained with a hierarchical arrangement where a plurality of clusters are interconnected in an n-cube arrangement, and all of the clusters communicate with a host computer.
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