Graphics Processor Unit (GPU) acceleration of Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) algorithm

Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems

Volumn 5, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Krakiwsky, Sean E ^a   Turner, Laurence E ^a   Okoniewski, Michal M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; MICROWAVES; PERMITTIVITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

CURL EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING; GRAPHICS PROCESSOR UNITS (GPU); SIMULATION TIME;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 4344583000     PISSN: 02714310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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