digital datenprozessor for matrix vector multiplication.

摘要

A digital data processor for matrix-vector multiplication is provided, and comprises a systolic array of bit level, synchronously clock activated processing cells each connected to its row and column neighbours. On each clock cycle, each cell mutiplies an input bit of a respective vector coefficient by a respective matrix coefficient equal to +1, -1 or 0, and adds it to cumulative sum and carry input bits. Input vector coefficient bits pass along respective array rows through one cell per clock cycle, Contributions to matrix-vector product bits are accumulated in array columns. Input to and output from the array is bit-serial, word parallel, least significant bit leading, and temporally skewed. Transforms such as the discrete Fourier transform may be implemented by a two-channel device, in which each channel contains two processors of the invention with an intervening bit serial multiplier. Processors of the invention may be replicated to implement multiplication by larger matrices.