Frontiers of supercomputing

This book presents papers on supercomputers. Topics considered include a Congressional perspective, supercomputer leadership in the global market, a technology overview, advanced computer projects, the CYBER 2XX design process, latency and the Heterogeneous Element Processor (HEP), Japanese supercomputer initiatives, the New York University Ultracomputer, data-flow processing, the Cedar Project, nuclear weapon design, programming languages, parallel architecture, aerodynamics, algorithms, fusion energy research, VLSI simulation, robotics, computer-aided manufacturing, the role of universities, and economics.