Scalable On-Array Processing (SOAP)*

Abstract

*Previously part of Next Generation Microelectronics - 3DHI The Scalable On-Array Processing (SOAP) program is designed to achieve scalable algorithms and processing architectures to overcome the inherent digital bottlenecks that severely limit today's wideband operation on arbitrarily large elemental digital phased arrays. SOAP aims to reduce the computational complexity of array processing as a function of element count, from exponential to linear scaling. SOAP also seeks to move the processing from physically separated back-end processors to processors integrated into the array, in order to fully process all the information generated at the element level, with no elemental information loss. To achieve these aims, SOAP will design processors that can be distributed within the array, as close to the elements as possible. These processors should be connected and networked in such a way that the data from any element can be processed by any processor.

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
51db40dd56ae02d9b6f6565122acc0bb

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Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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