Vector register file with arbitrary vector addressing
US7467288B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/8076
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for processing operations that use data vectors each comprising a plurality of data elements, in accordance with the present invention, includes a vector data file comprising a plurality of storage elements for storing data elements of the data vectors. A pointer array is coupled by a bus to the vector data file. The pointer array includes a plurality of entries wherein each entry identifies at least one storage element in the vector data file. The at least one storage element stores at least one data element of the data vectors, wherein for at least one particular entry in the pointer array, the at least one storage element identified by the particular entry has an arbitrary starting address in the vector data file.
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