Methods for memory management in parallel networks

A method of updating memory of distributed elements in a parallel processing system comprising a plurality of components, the method comprising:

• based on an evaluation of memory of a first component of the plurality of components:
• communicating to a second component via a third component of the plurality of components, information related to the first component;
• based on the information, updating content of the third component memory in accordance with a first rule;
• and
• based on the information, updating content of the second component memory in accordance with a second rule;
• wherein:
• individual ones of the first and the third components are operable to modify their own memory;
• individual ones of the first and the third components comprise a computational unit and individual ones of the first and the third components are operable to modify their own memory;
• the second component comprises an adaptable data interface between the first and the third components and operation of the second component in accordance with the second rule is configured to cause modification of the second component memory and the third component memory;
• and
• the information comprises time of an event produced by the computational unit of the first component based on the evaluation.

A method of configuring a semiconductor integrated circuit for contemporaneous execution of a plurality of memory updates, the method comprising:

• a plurality of elements, a given element having a memory configured to be updated according to a rule configured for the given element;
• and
• a system clock defining a series of step intervals in which updates to memories of a first set of the elements are initiated and in which updates to memories of a second set of the elements are completed;
• wherein:
• the plurality of elements includes units and doublets, individual unit operable to modify its own memory, and individual doublet operable to modify its own memory and the memory of a unit;
• and
• the updates to the memories of the second set of the elements include delayed updates.