Cellular array processor CAP and applications |
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Authors: | Mitsuo Ishii Hiroyuki Sato Morio Ikesaka Kouichi Murakami and Hiroaki Ishihata |
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Affiliation: | (1) Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd., Kawasaki, 1015 Kamikodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki 211, Japan |
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Abstract: | The general-purpose, highly parallel, cellular array processor (CAP) we developed features multiple-instruction stream, multiple-data stream (MIMD) processing and image display. Processor elements can number in several hundreds. The present system uses 256 processors. Each processor element consists of a general-purpose microprocessor, memory, and a special VLSI chip that performs parallel-processing-specific functions such as processor communication and synchronization. The VLSI has two 2M byte/s independent common bus interfaces for data broadcating and six 15M bit/s serial communication ports for local data communication. The chip also can process image data in real time for multiple processors. Use of the communication interfaces enables a variety of processor networks to be configured. One CAP application has been computer graphics, in which ray tracing is used to generate quality images. |
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