Author_Institution :
Coherent Res. Inc., East Syracuse, NY, USA
Abstract :
The Coherent Processor (CP), a massively parallel computer based on content addressable memory, is discussed. The CP offers advantages such as high performance, low cost, low weight, low power consumption, and a simple system interface and programming model. These features make it well-suited for real-time and embedded systems. The CP is currently available for both the VME and MicroChannel buses with single-card configurations of up to 8192 processors. System configurations with 65536 processors or more are also available. The CP software supports MS-DOS, AIX, and SUN-OS (Unix). Applications of the CP are described, including LAN (local area network) routing, genetic sequence comparison, pattern recognition, image processing, expert systems, databases, radar, X-windows, text filters, neural networks, and sparse matrix computation.<>
Keywords :
computer evaluation; content-addressable storage; parallel architectures; parallel machines; real-time systems; AIX; CP software; Coherent Processor; LAN; MS-DOS; MicroChannel; SUN-OS; VME; X-windows; associative processor architecture; content addressable memory; databases; embedded systems; expert systems; genetic sequence comparison; high performance; image processing; low cost; low power consumption; low weight; massively parallel computer; neural networks; pattern recognition; programming model; radar; real-time systems; sparse matrix computation; system interface; text filters; Associative memory; Computer architecture; Concurrent computing; Costs; Embedded system; Energy consumption; Local area networks; Microchannel; Power system modeling; Real time systems;
