Harp: A Low-Cost 25 MIPS Digital Processor

Abstract

Harp is an ultra-high performance processor motivated by the low- level processing requirements of machine perception tasks. It is designed for extreme speed, low cost, easy producibility, simplicity of structure and programming, and complete diagnosability. This paper discusses the design philosophy, architecture, instruction set, and performance of Harp.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 25, 1978
Accession Number
ADA056070

Entities

People

  • Brian Rosen
  • Raj Reddy
  • Stan Kriz
  • Steve Saunders
  • Steven Rubin

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Addressing
  • Algorithms
  • Arithmetic
  • Arithmetic Units
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automated Speech Recognition
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Debugging
  • Instruction Set Architecture
  • Machine Perception
  • Midrange Computers
  • Signal Processing
  • Simulators

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.