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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2000
Basavaraj I. Pawate, Ibaraki, JP;
Matthew A. Woolsey, Princeton, TX (US);
Douglas L. Mahlum, Allen, TX (US);
Fred J. Reuter, Plano, TX (US);
Yoshihide Iwata, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Judd E. Heape, Dallas, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A computer system includes a main processing unit ( ) coupled to a DSP/memory module ( ). The DSP/memory module ( ) includes semiconductor memory ( ) and digital signal processor circuitry ( ) including one or more digital signal processors ( ). The DSP/memory module ( ) may be placed in standard main memory sockets, such as a SIMM or DIMM sockets, and used as conventional main memory. The memory module can also be used in a smart mode, wherein the digital signal processor ( ) performs operations on data for retrieval by the main processing unit ( ).