CA1267230A - Selective operation of processing elements in a single instruction, multiple stream (simd) computer system - Google Patents

Selective operation of processing elements in a single instruction, multiple stream (simd) computer system

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CA1267230A
CA1267230A CA000512328A CA512328A CA1267230A CA 1267230 A CA1267230 A CA 1267230A CA 000512328 A CA000512328 A CA 000512328A CA 512328 A CA512328 A CA 512328A CA 1267230 A CA1267230 A CA 1267230A
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processors
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Thomas D.S. Duff
Thomas K. Porter
Adam E. Levinthal
Loren C. Carpenter
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F15/00—Digital computers in general; Data processing equipment in general
    • G06F15/76—Architectures of general purpose stored program computers
    • G06F15/80—Architectures of general purpose stored program computers comprising an array of processing units with common control, e.g. single instruction multiple data processors
    • G06F15/8007—Architectures of general purpose stored program computers comprising an array of processing units with common control, e.g. single instruction multiple data processors single instruction multiple data [SIMD] multiprocessors

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CA000512328A 1985-06-24 1986-06-24 Selective operation of processing elements in a single instruction, multiple stream (simd) computer system Expired CA1267230A (en)

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EP (1) EP0227811A1 (OSRAM)
JP (1) JPS6254359A (OSRAM)
AU (1) AU6128486A (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA1267230A (OSRAM)
DE (1) DE3620982A1 (OSRAM)
FR (1) FR2583904A1 (OSRAM)
GB (1) GB2177526B (OSRAM)
WO (1) WO1987000318A1 (OSRAM)

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JPS6254359A (ja) 1987-03-10
GB8614907D0 (en) 1986-07-23
AU6128486A (en) 1987-01-30
DE3620982A1 (de) 1987-01-29
WO1987000318A1 (en) 1987-01-15
JPH031699B2 (OSRAM) 1991-01-11
EP0227811A1 (en) 1987-07-08
GB2177526B (en) 1990-02-14
FR2583904A1 (fr) 1986-12-26
GB2177526A (en) 1987-01-21

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