Title :
A programmable processor for approximate string matching with high throughput rate
Author :
Blüthgen, H.M. ; Noll, T.G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Technol., Tech. Hochschule Aachen, Germany
Abstract :
In this paper we present the algorithm and architecture of a processor for approximate string matching with high throughput rate. The processor is dedicated for multimedia and information retrieval applications working on huge amounts of mass data where short response times are necessary. The algorithm used for the approximate string matching is based on a dynamic programming procedure known as the string-to-string correction problem. It has been extended to fulfil the requirements of full text search in a database system, including string matching with wildcards and handling of idiomatic turns of some languages. The processor has been fabricated in a 0.6 μm CMOS technology. It performs a maximum of 8.5 billion character comparisons per second when operating at the specified clock frequency of 132 MHz
Keywords :
CMOS digital integrated circuits; VLSI; application specific integrated circuits; database machines; dynamic programming; high-speed integrated circuits; microprocessor chips; multimedia systems; query processing; string matching; 0.6 micron; 132 MHz; CMOS technology; approximate string matching; character comparisons; database system; dynamic programming procedure; full text search; high throughput rate; information retrieval applications; multimedia applications; programmable processor; string-to-string correction problem; text processor ASIC; wildcards; Acceleration; Application software; CMOS process; CMOS technology; Clocks; Database systems; Delay; Information retrieval; Multimedia databases; Throughput;
Conference_Titel :
Application-Specific Systems, Architectures, and Processors, 2000. Proceedings. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0716-6
DOI :
10.1109/ASAP.2000.862401
