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Architecture and implementation of a single-board desktop supercomputer

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High-Performance Computing and Networking (HPCN-Europe 1995)

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A distributed-memory parallel computer (the “α7”) with a peak-performance of more than 1 GPlop was implemented on an area of 300 square inch. The seven processing elements are interconnected using Intelligent Communication — a communication scheme already approved in the MUSIC, a DSP based parallel computer of the Electronics Lab. The combination of processing elements built up using standard components with a fast, low-latency communication scheme implemented in hardware leads to a powerful parallel computer for the scientist's or engineer's workplace. Several of these computers can be joined via an optical network to form a distributed supercomputer.

This work was supported by Swiss National Fond Grant 5003-034451

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  1. Electronics Laboratory, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-8092, Zürich, Switzerland

    Björn Tiemann, Hansruedi Vonder Mühll, Ivo Hasler, Edi Hiltebrand, Anton Gunzinger & Gerhard Tröster

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Tiemann, B., Mühll, H.V., Hasler, I., Hiltebrand, E., Gunzinger, A., Tröster, G. (1995). Architecture and implementation of a single-board desktop supercomputer. In: Hertzberger, B., Serazzi, G. (eds) High-Performance Computing and Networking. HPCN-Europe 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 919. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0046670

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