Flynn's taxonomy
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Flynn's taxonomy is a classification of computer architectures, proposed by Michael J. Flynn in 1966 and extended in 1972. The classification system has stuck, and it has been used as a tool in the de
Flynn 1972 taxonomy pipelined processor, Figure 5b from Flynn's 1972 paper
Associative array processor diagram from Flynn 1972 taxonomy, Figure 5c from Flynn's 1972 paper
Single instruction, multiple threads is an execution model used in parallel computing where a single central "control unit" broadcasts an instruction to multiple "processing units" for them to all opt
Flynn's taxonomy
…sequentially, such as by pipelining, or in parallel by multiple functional units. Flynn's 1972 paper subdivided SIMD down into three further categories: Array processor known today as SIMT – These receive the one (same) instruction but each parallel processing unit (PU) has its own separate and distinct memory and…
ILLIAC IV Array overview, from ARPA-funded Introductory description by Steward Denenberg, July 15 1971