A site oriented supercomputer for theoretical physics: The Fermilab Advanced Computer Program Multi Array Processor System (ACMAPS)

Conference · Mon Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:6270855

Nash, T; Atac, R; Cook, A; Deppe, J; Fischler, M; Gaines, I; Husby, D; Pham, T; Zmuda, T; Eichten, E

The ACPMAPS multipocessor is a highly cost effective, local memory parallel computer with a hypercube or compound hypercube architecture. Communication requires the attention of only the two communicating nodes. The design is aimed at floating point intensive, grid like problems, particularly those with extreme computing requirements. The processing nodes of the system are single board array processors, each with a peak power of 20 Mflops, supported by 8 Mbytes of data and 2 Mbytes of instruction memory. The system currently being assembled has a peak power of 5 Gflops. The nodes are based on the Weitek XL Chip set. The system delivers performance at approximately $300/Mflop. 8 refs., 4 figs.

• Research Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH03000
• OSTI ID: 6270855
• Report Number(s): FNAL/C-89/58; CONF-890372-11; ON: DE89011090
• Resource Relation: Conference: 4. hypercube, concurrent computers and applications, Monterey, CA, USA, 6 Mar 1989; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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