View source for 17899710. MECHANISM TO HANDLE BREAKPOINTS IN A MULTI-ELEMENT PROCESSOR simplified abstract (Micron Technology, Inc.)

=MECHANISM TO HANDLE BREAKPOINTS IN A MULTI-ELEMENT PROCESSOR=


==Organization Name==

[[:Category:Micron Technology, Inc.|Micron Technology, Inc.]]


[[Category:Micron Technology, Inc.]]

==Inventor(s)==

[[:Category:Bryan Hornung of Plano TX (US)|Bryan Hornung of Plano TX (US)]][[Category:Bryan Hornung of Plano TX (US)]]

[[:Category:David Patrick of McKinney TX (US)|David Patrick of McKinney TX (US)]][[Category:David Patrick of McKinney TX (US)]]

==MECHANISM TO HANDLE BREAKPOINTS IN A MULTI-ELEMENT PROCESSOR - A simplified explanation of the abstract==


This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17899710 titled 'MECHANISM TO HANDLE BREAKPOINTS IN A MULTI-ELEMENT PROCESSOR

==Simplified Explanation==

The patent application describes devices and techniques for handling breakpoints in a multi-element processor, specifically in a compute node with a hybrid threading processor and fabric.

* The compute node includes a hybrid threading fabric with memory-compute tiles, each containing processing and storage elements for executing a kernel.
* Each memory-compute tile has a breakpoint controller to initiate breakpoints for the tiles.

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### Potential Applications
* High-performance computing systems
* Data centers
* Cloud computing infrastructure

### Problems Solved
* Efficient handling of breakpoints in a multi-element processor
* Improved debugging capabilities in complex computing systems

### Benefits
* Enhanced performance in executing kernels
* Streamlined debugging process in compute nodes
* Increased efficiency in handling breakpoints in memory-compute tiles


==Original Abstract Submitted==

Devices and techniques for handling breakpoints in a multi-element processor are described herein. A compute node includes a hybrid threading processor and hybrid threading fabric, where the hybrid threading fabric comprises a plurality of memory-compute tiles, where each of the memory-compute tiles include respective processing and storage elements used to execute a kernel, and where each of the memory-compute tiles includes a breakpoint controller to initiate a breakpoint for the plurality of memory-compute tiles.



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