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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edwin F. Barry, Cary, NC (US);
Thomas L. Drabenstott, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Gerald G. Pechanek, Cary, NC (US);
Nikos P. Pitsianis, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
PTS Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/500 ;
Abstract
A manifold array topology includes processing elements, nodes, memories or the like arranged in clusters. Clusters are connected by cluster switch arrangements which advantageously allow changes of organization without physical rearrangement of processing elements. A significant reduction in the typical number of interconnections for preexisting arrays is also achieved. Fast, efficient and cost effective processing and communication result with the added benefit of ready scalability.