Parallel computer with improved access to adjacent processor and memory elements

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6421772
APP PUB NO 20020083296A1
SERIAL NO

09325046

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A parallel computer of this invention includes a plurality of memory elements and a plurality of processing elements and each of the processing elements is connected to logically adjacent memory elements. For example, the processing elements which corresponds to a logical position (i, j) is connected to the memory elements which correspond to a plurality of logical positions (i, j), (i, j+1), (i+1, j) and (i+1, j+1). It is preferable if each of the memory elements can be accessed from the exterior. According to this invention, efficient memory access can be made and the parallel processing can be performed at high speed without increasing the hardware amount and making the control operation complicated. Further, the operation speed of the image processing can be enhanced by constructing an image memory by use of a plurality of memory elements and causing the processing element to effect the image processing in a distributed and cooperative manner.

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  • KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Maeda, Kenichi Kobe, JP 129 2838
Okamoto, Yasukazu Akashi, JP 15 910
Takeda, Nobuyuki Kobe, JP 44 1075

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