Systolic array architecture of a new VLSI vision chip

Robert W. Means

doi:10.1117/12.49849

1 December 1991 Systolic array architecture of a new VLSI vision chip

Robert W. Means

Proceedings Volume 1566, Advanced Signal Processing Algorithms, Architectures, and Implementations II; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.49849
Event: San Diego, '91, 1991, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A new type of high performance VLSI systolic array is presented that is able to perform two- dimensional convolution with kernels sizes large than the physical array of processing elements. This array is particularly well-suited for neural network image processing algorithms that use large connected neighborhoods to model the transformations between layers of neurons. The new VLSI systolic array can also perform the two-dimensional convolution with the small kernels (such as 3 X 3) that are often used in the more standard image processing. In addition, the systolic array can perform one-dimensional convolution and matrix-vector multiplication. The interface of the array to external memory is designed such that a conventional linear memory architecture is used for accessing and storing data. No variable length scan conversion shift registers are needed by the systolic array to access an image stored in a conventional raster scan format. Such scan conversion variable length shift registers are often required with other systolic array architectures. The VLSI array is extendible so that both a single chip and a multiple chip architecture system can be built.

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Robert W. Means "Systolic array architecture of a new VLSI vision chip", Proc. SPIE 1566, Advanced Signal Processing Algorithms, Architectures, and Implementations II, (1 December 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.49849

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