Is low-level programming a sin or a virtue? It depends. When programming for using vector processing on a modern processor, ideally I’d write some code in my favorite language and it would run as fast ...

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I've two functions that I've tested for speed. Both are rather fast in practice, but one that does 1/4th the work is twice as slow. C-like: function compare16Byte(P1, P2 : Pointer; Length : integer) : ...

Many high-performance DSP and general-purpose processors are equipped with SIMD (single-instruction, multiple data) hardware and instructions. SIMD enables processors to execute a single instruction ...

One of the fun parts of the ESP32-S3 microcontroller is that it got upgraded to the newer Cadence Xtensa LX7 processor core, which turns out to have a range of SIMD instructions that can help to ...

When there is talked about modern CPUs and GPUs the terms SIMD processor, Stream processor and Vector processor often pops up. I have been trying to figure out how these terms relate but its unclear ...

This week Jonathan chats with Konstantinos Margaritis about SIMD programming. Why do these wide data instructions matter? What’s the state of Hyperscan, the project from Intel to power regex with SIMD ...

Google, Intel, and Mozilla are developing SIMD.js, a JavaScript API for SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) calculations to boost high-performance Web applications. The API introduces new types ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MulticoreWare Inc. announced the launch of their new tool, VaLVe, to enhance explicit vector programming across various architectures, enabling ...

A 32bit V850 CPU core recently unveiled by Renesas Electronics is claimed to offer both real-time control and signal processing performance on a par with digital signal processors (DSPs). Its aim is ...