Title :
Parallel computing; one opportunity, four challenges
Author :
Gaudiot, Jean-Luc
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. -Sys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Integration technologies for parallel computing are discussed. Requirements imposed by the need to properly interconnect large numbers of processing elements are emphasized. Four topics discussed as cornerstones in the field of parallel computing are programmability, communication network design, reliable operation, and performance evaluation and benchmarking
Keywords :
multiprocessor interconnection networks; parallel processing; parallel programming; performance evaluation; reliability; benchmarking; communication network design; parallel computing; performance evaluation; processing elements; programmability; reliable operation; Chip scale packaging; Circuits; Clocks; Computer architecture; Costs; Electronics packaging; Fabrication; Parallel processing; Very large scale integration; Wafer scale integration;
Conference_Titel :
Data Engineering, 1989. Proceedings. Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1915-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICDE.1989.47252
