Jerusalem, November 8 (IANS). Israeli researchers have developed a software package that helps in performing processing directly in the computer’s memory, bypassing the Central Processing Unit (CPU). Israel Institute of Technology gave this information in a statement on Thursday.
This innovation is associated with time and energy-intensive data transfers between memory and CPU, which has become a bottleneck in modern computing.
By handling some calculations in memory, this approach reduces reliance on the CPU, leading to significant time and energy savings.
The researchers aim to solve the “memory wall” problem, where increases in processor speed and memory storage capacity outpace data transfer speeds.
Traditional computer programs rely on separate hardware for memory operations and processing, in which data is transferred from memory to the CPU for computation.
To support in-memory computing, researchers developed a platform called PyPIM, which combines the Python programming language with digital processing-in-memory (PIM) technology, Xinhua news agency reported.
PYPIM uses new instructions that operate directly in memory.
This platform allows developers to write software for PIM computers using familiar programming languages such as Python.
The researchers also created a simulation tool to help developers estimate performance improvements.
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