Explicit data graph execution

Explicit Data Graph Execution or EDGE is an instruction set architecture which takes a different path from the traditional instruction / register designs like RISC and CISC. Instead, EDGE processors map the computations required in a basic block, called operands, to a flexible routing layer, allowing the individual operations to communicate their results to the consuming operations without going through the bottleneck of a register file.

External link

• Overview of the TRIPS project An implementation of an EDGE architecture.