Title :
The Multidimensional Access Memory in STARAN
Author :
Batcher, Kenneth E.
Author_Institution :
Department of Digital Technology, Goodyear Aerospace Corporation, Akron, OH 44315.
Abstract :
STARAN® has a number of array modules, each with a multidimensional access (MDA) memory. The implementation of this memory with random-access memory (RAM) chips is described. Because data can be accessed in either the word direction or the bit-slice direction, associative processing is possible without the need for costly, custom-made logic-in-memory chips.
Keywords :
Arithmetic; Associative processing; Costs; Large scale integration; Logic devices; Multidimensional systems; Pins; Propagation losses; Random access memory; System performance; Associative processing; corner-turning memories; multidimensional access (MDA) memories; parallel processing; solid-state memories;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TC.1977.5009297
