PyPIM Platform

Nov. 9, 2024

Israeli researchers have developed PyPIM that enables computers to process data directly in memory, bypassing the need for the Central Processing Unit (CPU).

About PyPIM Platform:

It combines the Python programming language with digital processing-in-memory (PIM) technology.
It uses new instructions to enable operations to be performed directly in memory.
The platform allows developers to write software for PIM computers using familiar programming languages like Python.
The researchers aim to tackle the “memory wall” problem, where increases in processor speeds and memory capacity outpace data transfer rates.
This innovation addresses the energy- and time-intensive data transfers between memory and the CPU, which have increasingly become bottlenecks in modern computing.
By performing some computations in memory, this approach reduces dependence on the CPU, leading to significant time and energy savings.
Traditional computer programs rely on separate hardware components for memory and processing, requiring data to be transferred from memory to the CPU for computation.
To support in-memory computing, the researchers developed a platform called PyPIM.