Title :
An ASIC chip set for parallel fuzzy database mining
Author :
Ferrari, Alberto ; Bellettini, A. ; Guerrieri, Roberto ; Baccarani, Giorgio
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Bologna Univ., Italy
fDate :
12/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We designed and built an application-specific digital architecture aimed at mining fuzzy databases. The semi custom chip set is fully functional, and a 16-unit system provides a speedup of 500 times over the algorithm (in software) running on a Sun Sparc2 workstation
Keywords :
coprocessors; fuzzy set theory; query processing; very large databases; ASIC chip set; Sun Sparc2 workstation; fuzzy coprocessor; fuzzy database mining; fuzzy databases; Application specific integrated circuits; Computer architecture; Fuzzy logic; Fuzzy set theory; Fuzzy sets; Fuzzy systems; Relational databases; Software algorithms; Sun; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
