SIMD multiprocessor with an interconnection network to allow a datapath element to access local memories
US5815680A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 25, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/8007
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Datapath elements 1.sub.1 to 1.sub.N can exchange data respectively with local memories 2.sub.1 to 2.sub.N through data buses 6.sub.1 to 6.sub.N, so that parallel operations can be performed. The data bus 6.sub.1, which is connected with one datapath element 1.sub.1, can be connected with the other data buses 6.sub.2 to 6.sub.N through an interconnection network 5, so that by activating one datapath element 1.sub.1 only, data exchange can be made with all of the local memories 2.sub.1 to 2.sub.N through the data buses 6.sub.1 to 6.sub.N and the interconnection network 5. Thus, the multiple datapath elements can perform the parallel operations with being related with the multiple local memories: and a simple configuration is employed such that one datapath element can access to any one of the local memories.
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