Parallel merge module for combining sorted lists
Guang-Sheen Liu, Huei‐Huang Chen · IEE Proceedings E Computers and Digital Techniques · 1989
This paper presents a novel n-way parallel merge module (PMM) that consists of many parallel merge elements (PME) built into the tree structure, to enhance the throughput of hardware merger. The proposed parallel merge module can be used as a passive high speed module to match the data processing rate of other parallel hardware module, such as parallel sorter and data filters, in the backend computers or database machines.