AI Architecture & Systems

Spatial Dataflow III: Functional-Slice Streaming

SourcesSurvey §3 and §3.2; Groq layer mapping and the corpus Etched dossier. Topology remains generation-specific.

4.8.1Groq TSP/LPU: Matrix, Vector, SRAM, and Switch Slices#

4.8.2Compiler-Determined Operation Placement, SRAM Addresses, and Time Scheduling#

4.8.3Cross-Chip Datapaths and Software-Scheduled Networking#

4.8.4Predictability of Static Execution, Capacity Limits, and Model Fit#

4.8.5Generational/Topological Boundary Between Early Groq Systems and Later Platforms#

4.8.6Corpus Extension: Model-Structure Specialization in Etched Sohu and the Scope of Public Evidence#