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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1998
Rod G. Fleck, Mountain View, CA (US);
Klaus Oberlaender, San Jose, CA (US);
Gigy Baror, Ramat Gan, IL;
Alfred Eder, Friedberg, DE;
Le Trong Nguyen, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Infineon Technologies North America Corp., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A data processing unit is disclosed with a register file having a plurality of registers. A memory having a plurality of n-bit input/output ports, and a coupling unit for coupling the memory with the register file, a memory address and select unit for addressing the memory banks are provided. The coupling unit comprises a bus having a bus width of at least 2n-bits forming at least a first and second sub-bus, first couplers for coupling each memory bank or the register file selectively with one of the sub-busses, and second couplers for coupling the register file or the memory banks with the bus.