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Low power, high performance, heterogeneous, scalable processor architecture

US7721069B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 12, 2005
Grant dateMay 18, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F15/8053
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

One embodiment of the present includes a heterogenous, high-performance, scalable processor having at least one W-type sub-processor capable of processing W bits in parallel, W being an integer value, at least one N-type sub-processor capable of processing N bits in parallel, N being an integer value smaller than W by a factor of two. The processor further includes a shared bus coupling the at least one W-type sub-processor and at least one N-type sub-processor and memory shared coupled to the at least one W-type sub-processor and the at least one N-type sub-processor, wherein the W-type sub-processor rearranges memory to accommodate execution of applications allowing for fast operations.

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