Title :
SIMPil: an OE integrated SIMD architecture for focal plane processing applications
Author :
Cat, Huy H. ; Gentile, Antonio ; Eble, John C. ; Lee, Myunghee ; Vendier, Olivier ; Joo, Young Joong ; Wills, D. Scott ; Brooke, Martin ; Jokerst, Nan Marie ; Brown, April S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Focal plane processing applications present a growing computing need for portable telecomputing and videoputing systems. This paper demonstrates the integration of digital processing, analog interface circuitry, and thin film OE devices into a compact computing package. The SIMPil architecture provides a programmable, silicon efficient SIMD processor for effective execution of early image processing applications such as edge detection, convolution, and compression. Results from a demonstration SIMPil node are presented including its microarchitecture, and performance on image processing applications
Keywords :
convolution; edge detection; image processing; integrated optoelectronics; optical computing; optical focusing; optical interconnections; parallel architectures; teleconferencing; OE integrated SIMD architecture; SIMPil; SIMPil architecture; analog interface circuitry; compact computing package; convolution; digital processing; edge detection; focal plane processing applications; image compression; image processing applications; optical computing; portable telecomputing systems; programmable silicon efficient SIMD processor; thin film OE devices; videoputing systems; Analog computers; Computer architecture; Computer interfaces; Image processing; Packaging; Portable computers; Silicon; Telecommunication computing; Thin film circuits; Thin film devices;
Conference_Titel :
Massively Parallel Processing Using Optical Interconnections, 1996., Proceedings of the Third International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Maui, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7591-8
DOI :
10.1109/MPPOI.1996.559035
