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On-demand predicate registers

US8707013B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Jagadeesh Sankaran · Dublin, US
Joseph Zbiciak · San Jose, US
Steven D. Krueger · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 13, 2010
Grant date	Apr 22, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 16, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/3822
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with at least some embodiments, a digital signal processor (DSP) includes an instruction fetch unit and an instruction decode unit in communication with the instruction fetch unit. The DSP also includes a register set and a plurality of work units in communication with the instruction decode unit. The register set includes a plurality of legacy predicate registers. Separate from the legacy predicate registers, a plurality of on-demand predicate registers are selectively signaled without changing the opcode space for the DSP.

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