FPGA-based processor
US5892962A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/8023
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multiprocessor having an input/output controller, a process controller, and a multidimensional arrays of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), each FPGA having its own local memory. The multiprocessor may be programmed to function as a single-instruction, multiple-data (SIMD) parallel processor having a matrix of processing elements (PEs), where each FPGA may be programmed to operate as a submatrix array of PEs. The multiprocessor is especially useful for image processing, pattern recognition, and neural network applications.
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