PIM lite: a multithreaded processor-in-memory prototype

Abstract— PIM Lite is a processor-in-memory prototype implemented in a 0.18 micron logic process. PIM Lite provides a complete working demonstration of a minimal-state, lightweight multithreaded processor with low-overhead thread swapping. Minimizing processor state by keeping thread state in memory and using a regular, tiled and memory-centric design greatly simplified VLSI development and testing.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2005
• Where: GLVLSI
• Authors: Shyamkumar Thoziyoor, Jay B. Brockman, Daniel Rinzler
• Keywords: GLVLSI 2005, Lightweight Multithreaded Processor, Low-overhead Thread Swapping, PIM Lite, VLSI