ively ▁parallel ▁re config urable ▁processor ▁implemented ▁on ▁F PG As . ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁described ▁as ▁turning ▁general ▁purpose ▁ch ips ▁into ▁massive ▁parallel ▁process ors ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁high ▁performance ▁computing . ▁Mit r ion ics ▁mass ively ▁parallel ▁processor ▁is ▁available ▁on ▁C ray , ▁N all ate ch , ▁and ▁Sil icon ▁Graphics ▁systems . ▁ ▁The ▁Mit r ion ▁Platform ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁Mit r ion ▁Virtual ▁Process or ▁and ▁Mit r ion ▁Software ▁Development ▁Kit . ▁The ▁SDK ▁includes ▁a ▁parallel ▁C - family ▁language ▁called ▁Mit r ion - C ▁used ▁to ▁program ▁the ▁Mit r ion ▁Virtual ▁Process or . ▁Since ▁the ▁Mit r ion ▁Virtual ▁Process or ▁can ▁be ▁program med ▁in ▁software , ▁F PG As ▁become ▁easier ▁to ▁use ▁as ▁computer ▁acceler ators ▁than ▁using ▁hardware ▁design ▁tools ▁such ▁as ▁V H DL ▁or ▁Ver ilog . ▁The ▁Mit r ion ics ▁technology ▁claims ▁to ▁make ▁super comput ing ▁performance ▁acceleration ▁accessible ▁to ▁an ▁entire ▁new ▁market ▁of ▁scient ists ▁and ▁developers ▁previously ▁unable ▁to ▁benefit ▁from ▁it ▁because ▁of ▁high ▁prices , ▁complex ▁design ▁skills ▁needed , ▁and ▁extremely ▁long ▁development ▁times . ▁ ▁The ▁Mit r ion ▁Platform ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁leading ▁super comput ing ▁organizations ▁including ▁NC SA , ▁Oak ▁R idge ▁National ▁Labor atory , ▁George ▁Washington ▁University , ▁McG ill ▁University , ▁National ▁Can cer ▁Institute ▁and ▁Kon rad