Title :
Engineering design of the CONVEX C2
Author_Institution :
CONVEX Comput. Corp., Richardson, TX, USA
Abstract :
The CONVEX C220 and C240 supercomputers, a family of 64-bit multiprocessors tightly coupled through a shared main memory, are discussed. The structure of the C2 family and of the C1 family that preceded it is described. The product definition process and the technology selection are examined. The way in which the project was organized and staffed, the tools used, and some of the significant crisis points during the program execution are discussed
Keywords :
parallel processing; 64 bit; 64-bit multiprocessors; C1 family; CONVEX C220; CONVEX C240; shared main memory; supercomputers; Acceleration; Buildings; CMOS logic circuits; CMOS technology; Design engineering; Fires; Process control; Product design; Supercomputers; Vector processors;
Conference_Titel :
System Sciences, 1989. Vol.I: Architecture Track, Proceedings of the Twenty-Second Annual Hawaii International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kailua-Kona, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1911-2
DOI :
10.1109/HICSS.1989.47161
