Introducing MGAP-2 [Micro-Grain Array Processor]

The Micro-Grain Array Processor (MGAP) is a family of two-dimensional, micro-grained array processors. The processor cell architecture is extremely compact and simple, ensuring fine grainness, a very high processor density, and programming flexibility. Flexibility is maintained through a programmable interconnect which clusters array cells into larger computational units. In this paper, we discuss the design and optimization issues of MGAP-2, both at the processor array and system levels. Various design strategies and tradeoffs are being investigated at both levels.<
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