Title:
DEVICE FOR PARALLEL DATA PROCESSING, AND CAMERA SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002093905
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for parallel processing data and to a camera system comprising such a device. The camera system (1) comprises a sensor matrix (2), a data converter (3), a DSP (4), a central controller (5), a data buffer (7) and a processor matrix (11) consisting of processors (12). The sensor matrix (2) converts incident electromagnetic radiation into pixel signals. The data converter (3) converts the pixel signals into data. The arrows (6) and (8) diagrammatically indicate the transport of pixel signals and data. The data buffer (7) is physically divided into a part (7A) and a part (7B) and functionally divided into an I/O register (9) and a memory bank (10). The central controller (5) co-ordinates the different tasks. The processors (12) and the data buffer (7) have data ports (13) and further data ports (14) with inputs and outputs which are mutually connected in an electrically conducting manner by means of the connections (15). The processors (12) are arranged in rows (16) which are mutually staggered, and columns (17). This makes all connections (15) substantially straight. Due to the amount of connections, this reduces the surface area.
Inventors:
SEVAT LEONARDUS H M
NIESSEN CORNELIS
NIESSEN CORNELIS
Application Number:
PCT/IB2002/001559
Publication Date:
November 20, 2003
Filing Date:
April 29, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
KONINKL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV (NL)
International Classes:
H01L27/14; G06F15/80; H04N5/335; H04N9/04; (IPC1-7): G06F15/80; H04N9/04
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2001031418A2 | 2001-05-03 |
Foreign References:
| US5752068A | 1998-05-12 | |||
| US4908751A | 1990-03-13 | |||
| US5745171A | 1998-04-28 |
Other References:
SEQUIN C H: "DOUBLY TWISTED TORUS NETWORKS FOR VLSI PROCESSOR ARRAYS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE. MINNEAPOLIS, MAY 12 - 14, 1981, PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE, LONG BEACH, IEEE, US, vol. SYMP. 8, 1 May 1981 (1981-05-01), pages 471 - 480, XP000745285
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