Finite difference programs and array processors. [High-speed floating point processing by coupling host computer to programable array processor]

Conference · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977

OSTI ID:7211554

Rudy, T E

An alternative to maxi computers for high-speed floating-point processing capabilities is the coupling of a host computer to a programable array processor. This paper compares the performance of two finite difference programs on various computers and their expected performance on commercially available array processors. The significance of balancing array processor computation, host-array processor control traffic, and data transfer operations is emphasized. 3 figures, 1 table.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 7211554
• Report Number(s): UCRL-80025; CONF-771032-1
• Resource Relation: Conference: EPRI seminar: exploring applications of digital parallel processing to power systems analysis problems, Palo Alto, California, USA, 4 Oct 1977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
COMPUTERS
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CDC COMPUTERS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD
PDP COMPUTERS
PERFORMANCE
FABRICATION
ITERATIVE METHODS
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
990200* - Mathematics & Computers