Vector IRAM: A Media-oriented Vector Processor with Embedded DRAM
Joseph Gebis
David Martin
Samuel Williams
Ioannis Mavroidis
Steven Pope
Darren Jones
David Patterson
Katherine Yelick
IEEE Hot Chips Symposium, 2000
Abstract
Vector IRAM combines vector processing with embedded DRAM to provide high multimedia performance with low power consumption and reduced design complexity. This Hot Chips presentation describes the prototype’s vector instruction set, 256-bit vector unit, 16 MB on-chip DRAM system, modular implementation, compiler support, and performance and energy characteristics.