Interconnection system for multiprocessor structure

Abstract From the Canadian patent

An improved digital data processing apparatus has a plurality of processing cells at, least one of which includes a central processing unit, an associated memory element, and a cell interconnect element. The processing cells are coupled in a ring configuration on a bus which includes a shift register element having a set of digital storage and transfer stages connected in series. These stages sequentially store and transfer digital signals applied to the bus. The cell interconnect element is arranged for sending digital signals on the bus by way of the shift register.