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The Smallest Cluster in the World
Tim Lossen
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_(computer)
Jaguar
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
• 26.520 nodes
Jaguar
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
• 26.520 nodes
- 224.162 cores (AMD Opteron)
Jaguar
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
• 26.520 nodes
- 224.162 cores (AMD Opteron)
- 360 TB memory
“A computer cluster is a group of linked computers, working together closely.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_(computing)
~245.000 active nodes (January 2011)
win.tue.nl/~bdeweger/PS3Lab/
flickr.com/photos/tlossen/3338496926
10 mm
GA144
• single chip, 88 pins
GA144
• single chip, 88 pins
• 18 x 8 = 144 nodes
greenarrays.com
greenarrays.com
GA144
• single chip, 88 pins
• 18 x 8 = 144 nodes
- 20 KB memory
GA144
• single chip, 88 pins
• 18 x 8 = 144 nodes
- 20 KB memory
- 96 billion operations / second
GA144
• single chip, 88 pins
• 18 x 8 = 144 nodes
- 20 KB memory
- 96 billion operations / second
- 14 microwatts to 650 milliwatts
GA144
• single chip, 88 pins
• 18 x 8 = 144 nodes
- 20 KB memory
- 96 billion operations / second
- 14 microwatts to 650 milliwatts
• $20
F18A
• 18 bit
F18A
• 18 bit
• dual stack architecture
- 2 x 8 words (circular)
F18A
• 18 bit
• dual stack architecture
- 2 x 8 words (circular)
• 64 words RAM
0,5mm
greenarrays.com
F18A
• 18 bit
• dual stack architecture
- 2 x 8 words (circular)
• 64 words RAM
• <2 nanoseconds / operation
- no clock!
greenarrays.com
rigaux.org/language-study/diagram.html
rigaux.org/language-study/diagram.html
Charles “Chuck” Moore
Communication
• (2 to 4) 18-bit internode links
Communication
• (2 to 4) 18-bit internode links
• various external I/O options
- GPIO, SERDES, SPI ...
Communication
• (2 to 4) 18-bit internode links
• various external I/O options
- GPIO, SERDES, SPI ...
• node can suspend on read / write
- also multiport
Communication
• (2 to 4) 18-bit internode links
• various external I/O options
- GPIO, SERDES, SPI ...
• node can suspend on read / write
- also multiport
• port execution
greenarrays.com/home/documents/pub/AP001-MD5.html
Applications
• cryptography
Applications
• cryptography
• digital signal processing
- example: hearing aid
Applications
• cryptography
• digital signal processing
- example: hearing aid
• neural networks
Applications
• cryptography
• digital signal processing
- example: hearing aid
• neural networks
• sensor nodes (“motes”)
- energy harvesting!
Q & A
