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Method of transferring and processing data for efficient parallel computation

US8639859B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 2011
Grant dateJan 28, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/28
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a method of transferring data from a data array within a main memory of a computer to an accelerator for processing, the embodiment of the method comprising: at the accelerator, requesting data from the main memory and generating a data stream between the main memory and the accelerator, the generated data stream including data from the data array; and, using an offset to determine the scheduling of array elements within the generated data stream.

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