Multidimensional processor architecture

Details Multidimensional processor architecture Multidimensional processor architecture

2008-05-30

2010-11-09

Tseng, Cheng-Yuan (Department: 2184)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing

Processing architecture

Array processor

C712S003000, C712S010000, C712S022000, C712S024000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07831804

ABSTRACT:
A processor architecture includes a number of processing elements for treating input signals. The architecture is organized according to a matrix including rows and columns, the columns of which each include at least one microprocessor block having a computational part and a set of associated processing elements that are able to receive the same input signals. The number of associated processing elements is selectively variable in the direction of the column so as to exploit the parallelism of said signals. Additionally the processor architecture of the present invention enable dynamic switching between instruction parallelism and data parallel processing typical of vectorial functionality. The architecture can be scaled in various dimensions in an optimal configuration for the algorithm to be executed.

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