Method and apparatus to provide efficient communication between multi-threaded processing elements in a processor unit
US7555630B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4252
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A context forwarding bus efficiently communicates control and data between processing elements in a processor unit having a plurality of processing elements. Control and data information is transferred over a first bus from processing element to processing element.
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