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Controlling execution mode of program threads by applying a mask to a control register in a multi-threaded processor

US7849466B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Lucian Codrescu · Austin, US
Donald Robert Padgett · Austin, US
Erich James Plondke · Austin, US
Taylor Simpson · Austin, US
Muhammad Ahmed · Dallas, US
William C. Anderson · Austin, US
Sujat Jamil · Gilbert, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 12, 2005
Grant date	Dec 7, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 29, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D10/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A multithreaded processor device is disclosed and includes a processor that is configured to execute a plurality of executable program threads and a mode control register. The mode control register includes a first data field to control a first execution mode of a first of the plurality of executable program threads and a second data field to control a second execution mode of a second of the plurality of executable program threads. In a particular embodiment, the first execution mode is a run mode and the second execution mode is a low power mode.

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