System and method for accelerated data processing in SSDS

A system comprising:

• one or more storage processing accelerators (SPAs), an SPA of the one or more SPAs comprising a first processor and a second processor coupled together in a pipeline;
• and
• a controller connected to the one or more SPAs, the first processor and the second processor,
• wherein the first processor provides an output to the second processor in the pipeline, and
• wherein the controller controls data processing in at least one of the one or more SPAs, the first processor, and the second processor.

A device comprising:

• a cluster comprising a first processor and a second processor coupled together in a pipeline;
• and
• a controller connected to the cluster, the first processor, and the second processor,
• wherein the first processor provides an output to the second processor in the pipeline, and
• wherein the controller controls data processing in at least one of the cluster, the first processor, and the second processor.