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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 11, 1999
Seiichiro Iwase, Kanagawa, JP;
Masuyoshi Kurokawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Mitsuharu Ohki, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
A multiple parallel digital signal processor having a large number of bit processing processor elements arranged in one-dimensional array is treated as a processor block, and a plurality of the processor blocks are connected in sequence, while removing redundancy, to form a processor block column. A plurality of processor blocks are connected in sequence such that a processor block at a subsequent stage is supplied either with output of a processor block at a previous stage or with input data, and any of outputs of the processor block columns is delivered as a final output, thereby making it possible to realize a signal processing apparatus which has high performance, versatility, and simple configuration.