Israeli researchers have developed software that enables computers to process data directly in memory, bypassing the need for the central processing unit (CPU).
- The PyPIM platform combines the Python programming language with digital processing-in-memory (PIM) technology.
- PyPIM uses new instructions to enable operations to be performed directly in memory. The platform allows developers to write software for PIM computers using familiar programming languages like Python.
- This innovation addresses the energy- and time-intensive data transfers between memory and the CPU, which have increasingly become bottlenecks in modern computing.
- By performing some computations in memory, this approach reduces dependence on the CPU, leading to significant time and energy savings.
- Traditional computer programs rely on separate hardware components for memory and processing, requiring data to be transferred from memory to the CPU for computation.
