Toward exploitation of cell multi-processor array in time-consuming applications by using CNN model

Array computers can be useful in the solution of numerical spatiotemporal problems such as partial differential equations (PDEs). IBM has recently introduced the cell broadband engine (Cell BE) Architecture, which contains 8 identical vector processors in an array structure. In the paper the implementation of the 3-D Princeton Ocean Model on the Cell BE is discussed. The area/speed/power tradeoffs of our solution and different hardware implementations are also compared.