Investigating the Micron Automata Processor for HEP Pattern Recognition Applications
M. Wang*, C. Green and T. Liu
Pre-published on:
February 09, 2017
Published on:
August 03, 2017
Abstract
The Micron Automata Processor is a dedicated pattern matching engine that is based on a non-Von Neumann processor architecture, and was designed primarily to satisfy the growing needs of high-speed text-based pattern search applications. We investigate its suitability for HEP pattern recognition applications, using a sample track-confirmation trigger to demonstrate a proof-of-principle. We compare its performance, in this sample application, with that of other processor architectures, namely a general purpose CPU and an FPGA-based implementation using content-addressable memories.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.287.0045
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