Parallel data processing apparatus

Details Parallel data processing apparatus Parallel data processing apparatus

2011-06-07

2011-06-07

Treat, William M (Department: 2181)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing

Processing architecture

Array processor

C712S010000, C712S022000, C345S501000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07958332

ABSTRACT:
A controller operable to control an array of processing elements comprises a retrieval unit operable to retrieve instruction items for each of a plurality of instructions streams, each instruction stream having a plurality of instructions items, a combining unit operable to combine the plurality of instruction streams into a serial instruction stream, and a distribution unit operable to distribute the serial instruction stream to an array of processing elements.

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