Master-slave mixed arrays for data-flow computations
Control cells (masters) and computation cells (slaves) are mixed in regular geometric patterns to form reconfigurable arrays known as master-slave mixed arrays (MSMAS). Interconnections of the corners and edges of the hexagonal control cells and the edges of the hexagonal computation cells are used to construct synchronous and asynchronous communication networks, which support local computation and local communication. Data-driven computations result in self-directed ring pipelines within the MSMA, and composite data-flow computations are executed in a pipelined fashion. By viewing an MSMA as a computing network of tightly-linked ring pipelines, data-flow programs can be uniformly distributed over these pipelines for efficient resource utilisation. 9 references.
- OSTI ID:
- 5209459
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Sponsored by IEEE, San Francisco, CA, USA, 28 Feb 1983
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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