Incorporating flexibility in Anton, a specialized machine for molecular dynamics simulation

Proceedings - International Symposium on High-Performance Computer Architecture

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 343-354

  Kuskin, Jeffrey S ^a   Young, Cliff ^a   Grossman, J P ^a   Batson, Brannon ^a   Deneroff, Martin M ^a   Dror, Ron O ^a   Shaw, David E ^a,b  

^a D E SHAW RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERS; DATA TRANSFER; DYNAMICS; FLOW INTERACTIONS; MACHINE DESIGN; MODELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SUPERCOMPUTERS;

ALGORITHMIC STRUCTURES; APPLICATION SPECIFICS; COMMUNICATION RESOURCES; COMPUTATIONAL KERNELS; COMPUTATIONAL POWERS; DATA PATHS; GEOMETRIC OPERATIONS; HARDWARE SUPPORTS; HETEROGENEOUS MULTIPROCESSORS; HIGH THROUGHPUTS; MD SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDES; PARALLEL MACHINES; PERFORMANCE ACCELERATIONS; PHYSICAL MODELS; PROGRAMMABILITY; SIMULATION TECHNIQUES; SUB SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 57749209655     PISSN: 15300897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HPCA.2008.4658651     Document Type: Conference Paper

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