DocumentCode
975633
Title
Cache write generate for parallel image processing on shared memory architectures
Author
Wittenbrink, Craig M. ; Somani, Arun K. ; Chen, Chung-Ho
Volume
5
Issue
7
fYear
1996
fDate
7/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1204
Lastpage
1208
Abstract
We investigate cache write generate, our cache mode invention. We demonstrate that for parallel image processing applications, the new mode improves main memory bandwidth, CPU efficiency, cache hits, and cache latency. We use register level simulations validated by the UW-Proteus system. Many memory, cache, and processor configurations are evaluated
Keywords
cache storage; image processing; parallel processing; shared memory systems; CPU efficiency; UW-Proteus system; cache hits; cache latency; cache mode; cache write generate; main memory bandwidth; parallel image processing; processor configurations; register level simulations; shared memory architectures; Bandwidth; Delay; Hardware design languages; Image generation; Image processing; Image segmentation; Measurement; Memory architecture; Read-write memory; Registers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Image Processing, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1057-7149
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/83.502410
Filename
502410
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