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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2023
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Steven Isaac Reeves, Truckee, CA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Matrix-fused min-add (MFMA) instructions are described. The MFMA instructions cause a processing device to execute at least one of a min-plus function or a plus-min function. The MFMA instructions cause the processor device to execute min-plus and plus-min functions in response to a single instruction and without performing a multiplication operation as required by conventional systems. In accordance with the described techniques, a MFMA instruction causes multiple logic units (e.g., threads or wavefronts) of a processing device to execute a min-plus function, a plus-min function, or combinations thereof, as part of completing a computational task. To optimize system efficiency, the MFMA instruction causes the processing device to execute the min-plus function, the plus-min function, or combinations thereof using data stored in local registers of the processor device.