Year: 1973
Type: article
Abstract: An array of very simple processing elements is described each with a local semiconductor store. The array may also be used as main storage. Bit-organisation gives great flexibility, including the minimisation of word length. Use of MSI and LSI is helped by the simplicity of the serial design. Using 15-bit fixed point, the theoretical performance of a 72 × 128 array is about 10 8 multiplications or 10 9 additions per second. Comparisons are made with other architectures. Meteorology is considered as an application. It is attractive to have the whole problem in the array storage.
Author: S. F. Reddaway
Language: English
Subfield: Hardware and Architecture
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2027166661