DocumentCode
759378
Title
Supercomputers-the power of parallelism
Author
Zorpette, Glenn
Volume
29
Issue
9
fYear
1992
fDate
9/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
28
Lastpage
33
Abstract
The shift in supercomputing toward massively parallel processors (MPPs) and their potential impact are discussed. The need for standards and the technical ferment engendered by competition in this budding market are examined, the various architectures are defined, and three examples, the CM-5, the Paragon, and the nCube 2S, are described. Issues of concern for MPPs are addressed, with particular attention to bandwidth and memory sharing
Keywords
parallel architectures; parallel machines; CM-5; Paragon; bandwidth; massively parallel processors; memory sharing; nCube 2S; standards; Aircraft; Biomedical monitoring; Computer aided instruction; Computer architecture; Concurrent computing; Finance; Government; Marketing and sales; Parallel processing; Supercomputers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6.155705
Filename
155705
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