Programming and controlling compute units in an integrated circuit
US10705993B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jul 7, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D10/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit (IC) can include a command queue having a plurality of slots corresponding to commands from a host processor for execution by a plurality of compute units of the IC and a command request register having a plurality of locations corresponding to the plurality of slots in the command queue. The command request register is configured to generate an interrupt indicating a new command stored within the command queue. The IC can include a controller configured to, in response to the interrupt from the command request register, determine a selected compute unit that is idle from the plurality of compute units to execute the new command. The IC can also include a compute unit direct memory access circuit configured to provide the new command to the available compute unit.
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