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A Processor for Artificial Life Simulation

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Field Programmable Logic and Applications (FPL 1999)

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We present a processor architecture and initial implementation specialized for the simulation of biological evolutionary processes. The CPU simulates a MIMD shared memory computer and executes a set of instructions whose operation is subject to random mutations. Furthermore, it transparently provides memory management and thread control at the assembly level. The current implementation relies on a complex controller using two-level micro-code to generate the required control sequences.

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  1. Dept. E.I.S., Technical University of Braunschweig, Gaußstr. 11, D-38106, Braunschweig, Germany

    Matthias Böge & Andreas Koch

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  1. Matthias Böge
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  1. Xilinx Research Labs, 2100 Logic Drive, CA 95032, San Jose, California

    Patrick Lysaght

  2. Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Strathclyde, 204 George St., G1 1XW, Glasgow, UK

    James Irvine

  3. Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

    Reiner Hartenstein

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Böge, M., Koch, A. (1999). A Processor for Artificial Life Simulation. In: Lysaght, P., Irvine, J., Hartenstein, R. (eds) Field Programmable Logic and Applications. FPL 1999. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1673. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48302-1_59

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