High performance parallel vector processor having a modified vector register/element processor configuration

Abstract From the Canadian patent

A parallel vector processor is disclosed. The vector processor comprises a plurality of vector registers, each vector register being subdivided in a plurality of smaller registers. A vector is stored in each vector register, the vector comprising a plurality of elements. The elements of the vector are assigned for storage in the smaller registers of the vector register. In the parallel vector processor of the present invention assume, that each vector register is subdivided into M smaller registers. The first successive M elements of an N element vector are assigned for storage in the M smaller registers of the vector register. An element processor is connected to each smaller register. …