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Parallel data processing systems

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Publication number
GB2348984B
GB2348984B GB9908230A GB9908230A GB2348984B GB 2348984 B GB2348984 B GB 2348984B GB 9908230 A GB9908230 A GB 9908230A GB 9908230 A GB9908230 A GB 9908230A GB 2348984 B GB2348984 B GB 2348984B
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Prior art keywords
data processing
processing systems
parallel data
parallel
systems
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GB9908230A
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GB2348984A (en
GB9908230D0 (en
Inventor
John Rhodes
Ken Cameron
David Stuttard
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Pixelfusion Ltd
ClearSpeed Technology Ltd
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Pixelfusion Ltd
ClearSpeed Technology Ltd
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Priority to GB0400893A priority Critical patent/GB2394815B/en
Priority to GB9908230A priority patent/GB2348984B/en
Application filed by Pixelfusion Ltd, ClearSpeed Technology Ltd filed Critical Pixelfusion Ltd
Publication of GB9908230D0 publication Critical patent/GB9908230D0/en
Priority to PCT/GB2000/001332 priority patent/WO2000062182A2/en
Priority to AU38295/00A priority patent/AU3829500A/en
Priority to EP00917203A priority patent/EP1181648A1/en
Priority to JP2000611183A priority patent/JP5285828B2/en
Publication of GB2348984A publication Critical patent/GB2348984A/en
Priority to US09/972,797 priority patent/US7363472B2/en
Publication of GB2348984B publication Critical patent/GB2348984B/en
Application granted granted Critical
Priority to US11/615,849 priority patent/US20080040575A1/en
Priority to US11/615,833 priority patent/US20080184017A1/en
Priority to US11/620,014 priority patent/US7526630B2/en
Priority to US11/621,952 priority patent/US7506136B2/en
Priority to US11/621,946 priority patent/US7966475B2/en
Priority to US11/669,868 priority patent/US7925861B2/en
Priority to US11/678,556 priority patent/US20070242074A1/en
Priority to US11/748,367 priority patent/US20080008393A1/en
Priority to US11/750,982 priority patent/US20080016318A1/en
Priority to US11/750,951 priority patent/US7627736B2/en
Priority to US11/750,968 priority patent/US20070294510A1/en
Priority to US11/754,901 priority patent/US8169440B2/en
Priority to US11/759,211 priority patent/US20080007562A1/en
Priority to US11/759,205 priority patent/US8174530B2/en
Priority to US11/765,421 priority patent/US20080162874A1/en
Priority to US11/772,079 priority patent/US7802079B2/en
Priority to US11/772,037 priority patent/US8171263B2/en
Priority to US11/772,067 priority patent/US8762691B2/en
Priority to US11/774,500 priority patent/US20080162875A1/en
Priority to US12/363,690 priority patent/US20090198898A1/en
Priority to US12/404,222 priority patent/US7958332B2/en
Priority to JP2010222021A priority patent/JP2011023036A/en
Priority to JP2010222022A priority patent/JP2011023037A/en
Priority to US15/073,573 priority patent/US20160283241A1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/38—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead
    • G06F9/3885—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead using a plurality of independent parallel functional units
    • G06F9/3889—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead using a plurality of independent parallel functional units controlled by multiple instructions, e.g. MIMD, decoupled access or execute
    • 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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    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
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    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
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    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/38—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead
    • G06F9/3836—Instruction issuing, e.g. dynamic instruction scheduling or out of order instruction execution
    • G06F9/3851—Instruction issuing, e.g. dynamic instruction scheduling or out of order instruction execution from multiple instruction streams, e.g. multistreaming
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    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
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    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/38—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead
    • G06F9/3885—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead using a plurality of independent parallel functional units
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    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/38—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead
    • G06F9/3885—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead using a plurality of independent parallel functional units
    • G06F9/3888—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead using a plurality of independent parallel functional units controlled by a single instruction for multiple threads [SIMT] in parallel

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GB9908230A 1999-04-09 1999-04-09 Parallel data processing systems Expired - Fee Related GB2348984B (en)

Priority Applications (31)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0400893A GB2394815B (en) 1999-04-09 1999-04-09 Parallel data processing systems
GB9908230A GB2348984B (en) 1999-04-09 1999-04-09 Parallel data processing systems
PCT/GB2000/001332 WO2000062182A2 (en) 1999-04-09 2000-04-07 Parallel data processing apparatus
AU38295/00A AU3829500A (en) 1999-04-09 2000-04-07 Parallel data processing apparatus
EP00917203A EP1181648A1 (en) 1999-04-09 2000-04-07 Parallel data processing apparatus
JP2000611183A JP5285828B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2000-04-07 Parallel data processor
US09/972,797 US7363472B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2001-10-09 Memory access consolidation for SIMD processing elements having access indicators
US11/615,833 US20080184017A1 (en) 1999-04-09 2006-12-22 Parallel data processing apparatus
US11/615,849 US20080040575A1 (en) 1999-04-09 2006-12-22 Parallel data processing apparatus
US11/620,014 US7526630B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-01-04 Parallel data processing apparatus
US11/621,946 US7966475B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-01-10 Parallel data processing apparatus
US11/621,952 US7506136B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-01-10 Parallel data processing apparatus
US11/669,868 US7925861B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-01-31 Plural SIMD arrays processing threads fetched in parallel and prioritized by thread manager sequentially transferring instructions to array controller for distribution
US11/678,556 US20070242074A1 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-02-23 Parallel data processing apparatus
US11/748,367 US20080008393A1 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-05-14 Parallel data processing apparatus
US11/750,951 US7627736B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-05-18 Thread manager to control an array of processing elements
US11/750,982 US20080016318A1 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-05-18 Parallel data processing apparatus
US11/750,968 US20070294510A1 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-05-18 Parallel data processing apparatus
US11/754,901 US8169440B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-05-29 Parallel data processing apparatus
US11/759,205 US8174530B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-06-06 Parallel date processing apparatus
US11/759,211 US20080007562A1 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-06-06 Parallel data processing apparatus
US11/765,421 US20080162874A1 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-06-19 Parallel data processing apparatus
US11/772,067 US8762691B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-06-29 Memory access consolidation for SIMD processing elements using transaction identifiers
US11/772,079 US7802079B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-06-29 Parallel data processing apparatus
US11/772,037 US8171263B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-06-29 Data processing apparatus comprising an array controller for separating an instruction stream processing instructions and data transfer instructions
US11/774,500 US20080162875A1 (en) 1999-04-09 2007-07-06 Parallel Data Processing Apparatus
US12/363,690 US20090198898A1 (en) 1999-04-09 2009-01-30 Parallel data processing apparatus
US12/404,222 US7958332B2 (en) 1999-04-09 2009-03-13 Parallel data processing apparatus
JP2010222021A JP2011023036A (en) 1999-04-09 2010-09-30 Parallel data processing apparatus
JP2010222022A JP2011023037A (en) 1999-04-09 2010-09-30 Parallel data processing apparatus
US15/073,573 US20160283241A1 (en) 1999-04-09 2016-03-17 Parallel data processing apparatus

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9908230A GB2348984B (en) 1999-04-09 1999-04-09 Parallel data processing systems

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GB9908230D0 (en) 1999-06-02
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