Maxwell - a 64 FPGA Supercomputer

We present the initial results from the FHPCA Supercomputer project at the University of Edinburgh. The project has successfully built a general-purpose 64 FPGA computer and ported to it three demonstration applications from the oil, medical and finance sectors. This paper describes the machine itself – Maxwell – its hardware and software environment and presents very early benchmark results from runs of the demonstrators.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: AHS
• Authors: Robert Baxter, Stephen Booth, Mark Bull, Geoff Cawood, James Perry, Mark Parsons, Alan Simpson, Arthur Trew, Andrew McCormick, Graham Smart, Ronnie Smart, Allan Cantle, Richard Chamberlain, Gildas Genest
• Keywords: AHS 2007, Demonstration Applications, FHPCA Supercomputer Project, Finance Sectors, Hardware