Vector processor

A vector processor, also referred to as an array processor or vector processing unit (VPU), is a CPU or an extension to its that is capable of performing simultaneous computations on elements of an or table of data in a set number of dimensions from a single instruction ().. 2003-09-11.
==History==
Common uses for array processors in early supercomputers included analysis of and rotation of 3D objects, as well as data retrieval, in which elements of a database are scanned simultaneously. The "Velocity Engine" was introduced by Apple Computer in 1999 as the "first supercomputer on a chip" in the Power Mac G4.Introducing the PowerPC G4 with Velocity Engine, Apple Computer. Archived 1999-10-13. Vector and array processing capabilities have since been integrated into modern graphics processing units (GPUs).Computer Architecture: SIMD/Vector/GPU by Onur Mutlu, Carnegie Mellon University. 2013-11-22.
==References==
==External links==
* at Wikipedia
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