G-32-a high performance VSLI 3-D computer

Author

Carr, L. ; Kibler, R. ; Hippen, S. ; Gargrave, T.

Author_Institution

MODCOMP/AEG, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1989

fDate

3-6 Jan 1989

Firstpage

127

Abstract

A 3-D computer is characterized by sufficient speed of CPU computation, high I/O throughput, and an efficient interrupt-handling capability. The architecture of a high-performance 32-bit three-dimensional (3-D) computer, based on a custom-designed VSLI chip set is described. The G-32 consists of a single-board CPU, up to two single-board dual-bus input/output sequencers, and a memory subsystem expandable from 2 to 256 Mbytes. Up to four CPUs and four sequencers can be configured together in a multiprocessor system. The G-32 system is intended for use in real-time, time-sharing processing applications. It uses advanced high-performance CMOS gate arrays and standard cell devices. Floating-point operations have been improved with the addition of a hardware accelerator

Keywords

CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; computer architecture; minicomputers; 2 to 256 Mbytes; 32 bit; CMOS gate arrays; G-32; floating point operations; hardware accelerator; high performance VSLI 3-D computer; input/output sequencers; interrupt-handling capability; memory subsystem; real time processing; single-board CPU; standard cell devices; superminicomputer; time-sharing processing; Application software; Central Processing Unit; Computer architecture; Computer industry; High performance computing; Packaging; Real time systems; Space technology; Throughput; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1989. Vol.I: Architecture Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Kailua-Kona, HI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-1911-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1989.47152

Filename

47152