Partitioned algorithms and VLSI structures for large-scale matrix computations

VLSI modular arithmetic structures and new partitioned matrix algorithms are developed in this paper to perform hardware matrix computations in solving large-scale linear system of equations. Gaussian elimination and inversion of triangular matrices are shown systematically partitionable. All the partitioned algorithms being developed can achieve linear computation time 0(n), where n is the order of the linear system. The partitioned matrix computations are feasible for modular VLSI implementation with constrained I/O terminals. Performance analysis and design tradeoffs of the partitioned VLSI arithmetic structures are also provided.