METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HARDWARE ACCELERATION OF DATABASE OPERATIONS AND QUERIES BASED ON MULTIPLE HARDWARE ACCELERATORS

Embodiments of the present invention provide a hardware accelerator that assists a host database system in processing its queries. The hardware accelerator comprises special purpose processing elements that are capable of receiving database query/operation tasks in the form of machine code database...

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Hauptverfasser: CHERABUDDI RAJASEKHAR, CHAMDANI JOSEPH IRAWAN, BRANSCOME JEREMY L
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Zusammenfassung:Embodiments of the present invention provide a hardware accelerator that assists a host database system in processing its queries. The hardware accelerator comprises special purpose processing elements that are capable of receiving database query/operation tasks in the form of machine code database instructions, execute them in hardware without software, and return the query/operation result back to the host system.