The 3-D computer

The 3-D Computer is an implementation of a cellular array processor. Two technologies which make possible massive numbers of communication channels both between silicon wafers and through them have been developed. A parallel processor (single-instruction-multiple-data stream cellular array processor...

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Main Authors: Little, M.J., Etchells, R.D., Grinberg, J., Laub, S.P., Nash, J.G., Yung, M.W.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Cellular logic arrays
Microprocessors
Parallel processing
Very-large-scale integration
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Summary:The 3-D Computer is an implementation of a cellular array processor. Two technologies which make possible massive numbers of communication channels both between silicon wafers and through them have been developed. A parallel processor (single-instruction-multiple-data stream cellular array processor) has been designed and built to demonstrate the potential of this technological approach. While the 3-D computer which has been built and operated is a small-scale implementation relative to the long-term aims of this technology, it is nevertheless an extremely powerful computer. The current feasibility demonstration 3-D Computer is a 32*32 array of processors partitioned over five wafers stacked one on top of another. The throughput of this machine is >600 million operations per second with a 10-MHz clock, while the projected throughput of a full-scale machine is >100 billion operations per second, again with a 10-MHz clock.< >
DOI:10.1109/WAFER.1989.47536