Summary: Efficient VLSI Implementations of Vector-Thread Architectures
by Yunsup Lee
Research Project
Submitted to the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences,
University of California at Berkeley, in partial satisfaction of the requirements for
the degree of Master of Science, Plan II.
Approval for the Report and Comprehensive Examination:
Committee:
Professor K. Asanovi´c
Research Advisor
(Date)
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Professor J. Wawrzynek
Second Reader
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Abstract
We present a taxonomy and modular implementation approach for data-parallel accelerators, includ-
ing the MIMD, vector-SIMD, subword-SIMD, SIMT, and vector-thread (VT) architectural design
patterns. We introduce Maven, a new VT microarchitecture based on the traditional vector-SIMD

Source: Asanoviæ, Krste - Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory & Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Collections: Computer Technologies and Information Sciences