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high performance embedded computing

Parallelism has been at the

heart of supercomputing since

the term was first used in the

1960s. Today, supercomputing

has, in many instances, become

high performance computing

but instead of vast rooms full

of mainframe computers all

working together on the same

problem, high performance

computing sees the deploy-

ment of numbers of server-class

machines, each featuring

multiple high performance

processors configured in parallel.

introduction

And now, high performance computing has

come to the world of embedded systems –

and, especially, to the systems being

developed and deployed by the world’s

armed forces. To address the most

demanding and sophisticated applications,

such as ISR and electronic warfare, high

performance embedded computing – HPEC –

uses the power, not just of multiple single

board computers working together, but also

of multi-core and many-core processors.

Unique challenges

But HPEC in the military arena presents a

unique set of challenges in two key areas as

a result of how and where these solutions will

be deployed. The first of these is the need to

ensure 100% reliability – in what are often,

literally, life-and-death situations – in the face

of extremes of shock, vibration, temperature

and contaminants. The second is that, increas-

ingly, these solutions are being deployed in

environments that are small, and that need to

minimize weight, power and heat.

Both are fields in which GE Intelligent Plat-

forms is an acknowledged leader. No other

company has GE’s pedigree in the devel-

opment of systems that are truly rugged,

capable of withstanding the rigors of deploy-

ment in the harshest environments. And no

other company is able to better GE’s exper-

tise in developing HPEC solutions that are

small, lightweight, consume minimal power

and dissipate minimal heat.

GE is well-known for its ability to develop and

deliver leading-edge single board computers,

multiprocessors, high speed switches and so

on. Much less well known is GE’s ability as a

systems company, able to provide complete,

rugged, ready-to-run subsystems – and a

broad range of supporting services.

Meeting new realities

It’s not just about hardware. In an era of

acquisition reform, without the luxury of

extended, government-funded development

cycles, the onus on development exists with

the supplier. To meet these new realities, GE

provides a complete development environ-

ment – AXIS – that reduces development time

and cost and accelerates time to market.

There’s more to GE’s HPEC offering than just

hardware and software, however. GE also

has an unmatched understanding of, and

commitment to, long term support – recogni-

tion of the multi-year (multi-decade, even)

lifecycle of the typical military program. That

understanding and commitment is backed

by one of the world’s most respected, most

secure companies.

GE Intelligent Platforms has been a long time

champion of COTS – commercial of-the-shelf –

solutions, because of what they bring to

customers in terms of faster access to new

technologies, high technology readiness levels

(TRL), ease of interoperability through the use

of open standards, reduced program risk and

lower lifetime cost of ownership. Today, GE

GE’s HPEC Center of Excellence

GE has established a High Performance Embedded Computing Center of Excellence (CoE)

specifically to support customer demand for high TRL (technology readiness level) COTS

(commercial off-the-shelf) solutions that can shorten time-to-market, minimize cost and

help to eliminate program risk, allowing prime contractors, system integrators and OEMs

to focus on value-add and create competitive advantage. The Center takes advantage of

GE’s COTS Rugged Systems (CRS) capability to support the rapid deployment of systems

to the field.

The HPEC CoE also provides a focus for the future development of a range of powerful, flex-

ible products and solutions for military/aerospace embedded computing.

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