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CPU (central processing unit of computer system)

Known as: Processor, Central Processing Unit, Central Processing Unit of Computer Device Component 
The part of a computer which controls all the other parts. Designs vary widely but, in general, the CPU consists of the control unit, the arithmetic… 
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
General-Purpose Computation Using Graphics Hardware for Fast HDR Image Processing
This paper presents a new approach to hardware aided image processing and analysis, primarily focused on HDR imaging. In order to… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Performance evaluation of several implicit FDTD methods for optical waveguide analyses
The performance of the recently developed implicit finite-difference time-domain methods (FDTDs) is compared with that of the… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Two-stage voltage regulator for laptop computer CPUs and the corresponding advanced control schemes to improve light-load performance
  • Jian WeiFred C. Lee
  • Nineteenth Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics…
  • 2004
  • Corpus ID: 30494767
This paper presents a two-stage voltage regulator (VR) for the laptop computer CPUs. The advanced control schemes to improve… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Performance evaluation of three encryption/decryption algorithms
This paper presents an implementation of three encryption algorithms and a comparison between them based on CPU execution time… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Computational analysis of crystallization trials.
A system for the automatic categorization of the results of crystallization experiments generated by robotic screening is… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Optimally accurate second order time-domain finite difference scheme for computing synthetic seismograms in 2-D and 3-D media
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
A 13.56 MHz CMOS RF identification transponder integrated circuit with a dedicated CPU
Radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology is attracting attention for its growing market in telephony and transport fare… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Optimization of brachytherapy dose distributions by simulated annealing.
An algorithm based on the method of simulated annealing is presented for optimizing brachy-therapy dose distributions. The… 
Review
1990
Review
1990
Propagation and reduction of error in three-dimensional structure determined from biplane views of unknown orientation.
We are developing a technique for determination of the three-dimensional (3-D) structure of vascular objects from two… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Geniculate input to cat visual cortex: a comparison of area 19 with areas 17 and 18.
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