FASTRUN - A SPECIAL PURPOSE, HARDWIRED COMPUTER FOR MOLECULAR SIMULATION

被引：32

作者：

FINE, R

DIMMLER, G

LEVINTHAL, C

机构：

[1] COLUMBIA UNIV,DEPT BIOL,NEW YORK,NY 10027

[2] BROOKHAVEN NATL LAB,DIV INSTRUMENTAT,UPTON,NY 11973

来源：

PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND GENETICS | 1991年 / 11卷 / 04期

关键词：

FASTRUN; SPECIAL PURPOSE PROCESSORS; COMPUTER HARDWARE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; SUPERCOMPUTING;

D O I：

10.1002/prot.340110403

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

We describe the design, construction, and performance of a special purpose, hardwired accelerator for molecular mechanical calculations called FASTRUN. The processor was designed at Columbia University in 1984, constructed in the Instrumentation Division of Brookhaven National Laboratory, and delivered to Columbia in final form in 1989. It was rendered functional for molecular mechanics in early 1990. Together with its host Star array processor, FASTRUN has a measured performance for molecular dynamics simulations which compares favorably with present day supercomputers. The hardware replication cost of FASTRUN is on the order of $100,000.00

引用

页码：242 / 253

页数：12

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