Parallel processing unit

PURPOSE: To speed up the parallel processing by allowing each rocessor to store its own row and column number in addition to ring state connection so as to decide whether or not the data moving in the ring depending on the content. CONSTITUTION: The device consists of a control section 3-1, processor groups 3-2(0)W3-2(n-1) and a ring bus 3-3. The ring bus section 3-3 consists of ring bus node register sections 3-4(0)W3-4(n-1) possible for direct data transimssion/reception with each processor and a ring bus 3-5 connecting node register sections or the like. A ring bus control section 3-6 decides how much the data on the ring bus 3-5 is to be moved between the node registers based on a control signal 3-7 with the control section 3-1 and gives a shift clock to each node register corresponding to the shift amount. COPYRIGHT: (C)1985,JPO&Japio