Splitting data into an information vector and a control vector and processing, at a stage of a control pipeline, the control vector and a data block of the information vector extracted from a corresponding stage of a data pipeline

Abstract

Disclosed herein are techniques for improving the performance of a pipeline in an integrated circuit. An integrated circuit includes a pipeline including a plurality of stages, and a plurality of storage circuits coupled to corresponding stages in the plurality of stages of the pipeline. A first stage of the plurality of stages is configured to split a set of data into a first vector and a second vector. The plurality of stages is configured to transport the first vector through the pipeline, and sequentially perform operations on the first vector of the set of data. The plurality of storage circuits is configured to transport the second vector among the plurality of storage circuits. Each storage circuit of the plurality of storage circuits is configured to provide a data block in the second vector to the corresponding stage in the plurality of stages of the pipeline for data processing.