Matrix computing coprocessor for an embedded system

Matrix computing based on software, particularly floating point matrix computing, is slow and often becomes a problem in overall embedded systems. A matrix computing coprocessor (MCC) is developed in this study to improve the performance of matrix computing. The proposed MCC, which is an application-specific instruction set processor for the construction of a high-performance embedded system, can independently implement the entire algorithm, including floating point matrix computing. A good definition matrix operation instruction set is also presented. A single floating-point MCC and an embedded system with the MCC are implemented. Experimental results show that the proposed MCC exhibits high performance and has excellent flexibility and good application prospect.