SYNAPSE-1: a high-speed general purpose parallel neurocomputer system

Author

Ramacher, U. ; Raab, W. ; Bruls, N. ; Wesseling, M. ; Sicheneder, E. ; Glass, James ; Wurz, A. ; Manner, R.

Author_Institution

Siemens AG, Munich

fYear

1995

fDate

25-28 Apr 1995

Firstpage

774

Lastpage

781

Abstract

The paper describes the general purpose neurocomputer SYNAPSE-1 which has been developed in cooperation between Siemens Munich and the University of Mannheim. This system contains one of the most powerful processors available for neural algorithms, the neuro signal processor MA16. The prototype system executes a test algorithm 8000 times as fast as a Sparc-2 workstation. This processing speed has been achieved by using a system architecture which is optimally adapted to the general structure of neural algorithms. It is a systolic array of MA16 processors embedded in a multiprocessor system of general purpose microprocessors

Keywords

neural net architecture; neural nets; systolic arrays; SYNAPSE-1; general purpose microprocessors; high-speed general purpose parallel neurocomputer system; multiprocessor system; neural algorithms; neuro signal processor MA16; processing speed; systolic array; test algorithm; Art; Centralized control; Computer interfaces; Computer networks; Concurrent computing; Image processing; Iron; Logic arrays; Neural networks; Signal processing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Parallel Processing Symposium, 1995. Proceedings., 9th International

Conference_Location

Santa Barbara, CA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-7074-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPPS.1995.395862

Filename

395862