The processing of icons is also very efficient and adds to the power of the Neo-Core architecture. If you want to do a sliding window search in a traditional system, every time you move the window you have to reprocess the original data. We just say to take something off the beginning and put it at the end, and it can happen in 2 machine cycles. Recognizing the Possibilities Associative processing can be useful in a lot of applications, but it seems especially suited for imaging applications that use pattern recognition. Parts placement systems can utilize the technology to instantaneously determine whether the placement is correct.
Vision systems can compare an image to many variations on the same theme.
Fingerprint or signature verification systems can also be implemented very efficiently with this technology since the data can be perturbed very easily. In all these cases and more, Neo-Core is looking for strategic partners who can adapt the basic technology to their needs. The company is not interested in going after any of these markets directly and they don't think their current demo board makes sense for a real product. By the time anyone delivers a product, they'll want a custom version that only has the features they want. In other cases, companies will want to build their own boards or will integrate the technology into something else they already have.