MuSiC:an event-flow computer for fast simulation of digital systems

The Munich Simulation Computer (MuSiC), a special-purpose, highly-parallel programmable machine, is an approach to transfer concepts (developed for data flow computers) to fast, mixed-design-level simulation of digital systems. To gain high performance, however, the operation principle is modified from data flow computation to event flow computation. This paper presents the event flow computation scheme and its implementation by the MUSIC organisation. Parameters, which influence performance, are discussed and it is shown that MuSiC can simulate more than 8 million gates and flipflops at a speed of up to some billion events per second.