yarri@rainier.eng.ohio-state.edu (Douglas Yarrington) (02/05/91)
I came across a little teaser from Intel, a news release about their iWARP processor developed in conjunction with CMU, lead by Dr. Fung, and funded by DARPA. It's basically an adaptable fine-grained integrated processor, with a word level interconnection scheme. I'm interested in seeing how this type of processor encroaches on the realm of fine-grained neural networks, so I'd like to find some references, preferably recent, on the hardware structure. Could someone point me in the right direction please. Thanks. --Doug -- Douglas Yarrington yarri@icarus.eng.ohio-state.edu MSEE The Ohio State University: "The best 4, no 5, no 6 years of my life!" _______________________________________________________________________________
fpst@hubcap.clemson.edu (Steve Stevenson) (02/06/91)
I'm sure he won't mind me passing this information on. For iWARP
information contact:
Paul Wiley,
Product Manager,
iWarp Program,
INTEL Corporation,
5200 NE Elam Young Parkway,
Hillsboro, OR 97123-6497
email: wiley@iwarp.intel.com
yarri@rainier.eng.ohio-state.edu (Douglas Yarrington) says:
It's basically an adaptable fine-grained integrated processor, with a
word level interconnection scheme.
What you mean to say is: the CPU instruction set is LIW and the
communications bandwidth is 320Mb/s over 4 "links". I could go one but
there has to be someone better qualified than I to summerize the beast
(I'll do it if you persist).
The gentleman to whom you refer as "Dr Fung" is the famous H.T.Kung at
CMU. Though it should be pointed out that the iWARP is not a lot like
the original WARP machine. It's very much like a next generation
transputer and makes the INMOS effort look rather limp - in addition I
know the iWARP is in production silicon while the H1 isn't in first
silicon yet I suspect.
For what its worth, I for one take my hat off to the iWARP team at
INTEL. I think they've done a really great job and they were certainly
looking very smug the last time I saw them.
If you want a quick overview checkout "iWARP: an integrated solution to
high speed parallel computing" in the proceddings of Supercomputing '88.
Steven
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I also like what I see in the iWARP package; it is the kind of highly integrated chip that would give the transputer a real kick in the butt. However, what are the product plans for the iWARP? Is somebody (Intel or other) going to stick a handful of them on a board and sell them into the general multicomputer market, to compete with the transputer? I would sure like to talk to somebody with these plans. --Greg -- Greg Burns gdburns@tbag.osc.edu Trollius Project (614) 292-8492 Research Computing The Ohio State University