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Offloading tasks from a central processing unit to peripheral function engines

US8990455B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 15, 2013
Grant dateMar 24, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus includes an array of universal digital blocks (UDBs) and a central processing unit (CPU) coupled to the array of UDBs via a bus. The UDBs may be coupled together to perform tasks, operations or functions that may be offloaded from the CPU to the array of UDBs.

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