Chapter Two - Advances in Dataflow Systems.

Abstract Research on processors based on dataflow principles has been active for over 40 years, but such processors have not become mainstream general-purpose computing. Recently, advances in field-programmable technology spark renewed interest in dataflow systems. This chapter first provides an overview of parallel processor design and dataflow systems. Then the use of reconfigurable chip such as field-programmable gate array to implement dataflow machines is discussed, followed by an introduction of software design flow for dataflow hardware. After that, several high-performance computing applications developed using dataflow machines are explored.