Title :
Building and using a highly parallel programmable logic array
Author :
Gokhale, Maya ; Holmes, William ; Kopser, Andrew ; Lucas, Sara ; Minnich, Ronald ; Sweely, Douglas ; Lopresti, Daniel
Author_Institution :
Supercomput. Res. Center, Bowie, MD, USA
Abstract :
A two-slot addition called Splash, which enables a Sun workstation to outperform a Cray-2 on certain applications, is discussed. Following an overview of the Splash design and programming, hardware development is described. The development of the logic description generator is examined in detail. Splash´s runtime environment is described, and an example application, that of sequence comparison, is given.<>
Keywords :
logic arrays; logic design; Cray-2; Splash; Sun workstation; hardware development; highly parallel programmable logic array; logic description generator; programming; runtime environment; sequence comparison; two-slot addition; Algorithm design and analysis; DNA; Field programmable gate arrays; Hardware; Logic arrays; Pattern matching; Programmable logic arrays; Sequences; Systolic arrays; Very large scale integration;
