ArrayFire is an American software company that develops programming tools for
parallel computing
Parallel computing is a type of computation in which many calculations or processes are carried out simultaneously. Large problems can often be divided into smaller ones, which can then be solved at the same time. There are several different fo ...
and
graphics
Graphics () are visual images or designs on some surface, such as a wall, canvas, screen, paper, or stone, to inform, illustrate, or entertain. In contemporary usage, it includes a pictorial representation of data, as in design and manufacture ...
on
graphics processing unit (GPU) chipsets. Its products are particularly popular in the
defense industry.
Products
The company's first major product was
Jacket
A jacket is a garment for the upper body, usually extending below the hips. A jacket typically has sleeves, and fastens in the front or slightly on the side. A jacket is generally lighter, tighter-fitting, and less insulating than a coat, which ...
, a
library that extends
MATLAB with
GPGPU capabilities on
CUDA-enabled
Nvidia GPUs, released in June 2008 (version 1.0 in January 2009).
Jacket was followed by ArrayFire, a similar GPGPU extension for
C,
C++ and
Fortran.
There are three versions available, one for CUDA GPUs, one for
OpenCL devices and another for regular CPUs.
ArrayFire is partially funded by
DARPA, who uses it in its "
Memex"
dark web
The dark web is the World Wide Web content that exists on ''darknets'': overlay networks that use the Internet but require specific software, configurations, or authorization to access. Through the dark web, private computer networks can communi ...
search software.
Since version 3.4 the library is Open Source.
References
External links
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Nvidia
American companies established in 2007
Software companies based in Georgia (U.S. state)
GPGPU
Companies based in Atlanta
Technology companies of the United States
Software companies of the United States
2007 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Software companies established in 2007