A GaAs vector memory system for signal processing

Author

Misko, T.A.

Author_Institution

McDonnell Douglas Astronaut. Co., Huntington Beach, CA, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

3-5 Oct 1988

Firstpage

586

Lastpage

589

Abstract

The author describes the McDonnell Douglas Vector Processor (MVP), which is fabricated completely from GaAs digital integrated circuits. The MVP architecture includes a vector memory section, a decoupled address generation section, a parallel execution section, and a control/scalar processor. The architectural, performance, and packaging features of the vector memory system are described. It is concluded that the vector memory architecture has demonstrated high performance on simulated models for a variety of signal processing applications. This is achieved by decoupling the memory access from the parallel execution section and by utilizing GaAs technology throughout the design

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; integrated memory circuits; parallel processing; signal processing; GaAs; GaAs vector memory system; McDonnell Douglas Vector Processor; control/scalar processor; decoupled address generation section; digital integrated circuits; packaging; parallel execution section; signal processing; Circuit simulation; Control systems; Data buses; Digital integrated circuits; Gallium arsenide; Integrated circuit technology; Memory architecture; Process control; Signal processing; Vector processors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Design: VLSI in Computers and Processors, 1988. ICCD '88., Proceedings of the 1988 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Rye Brook, NY

Print_ISBN

0-8186-0872-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICCD.1988.25768

Filename

25768