A programmable image processor for real-time image processing applications

In this article we present an architectural design and analysis of a progra mmable image processor, named Snake. The processor was designed with a high degree of parallelism to speed up a range of image processing operations. Data parallelism found in array processors has been included into the archi tecture of the proposed processor. The implementation of commonly used imag e processing algorithms and their performance evaluation are also discussed . The performance of Snake is also compared with other types of processor a rchitectures. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.