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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2002
Stephen Barlow, Cambridge, GB;
Neil Bailey, Cambridge, GB;
Timothy Ramsdale, Cambridge, GB;
David Plowman, Saffron Walden, GB;
Robert Swann, Cambridge, GB;
Stephen Barlow, Cambridge, GB;
Neil Bailey, Cambridge, GB;
Timothy Ramsdale, Cambridge, GB;
David Plowman, Saffron Walden, GB;
Robert Swann, Cambridge, GB;
Broadcom Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a data processor that comprises a register memory and a processor unit. The processor unit simultaneously executes a single instruction on a plurality of operands in the register memory. The plurality of operands may be one or more contiguous regions. The contiguous regions may be specified as an address and a format such as a row, a column, or a neighborhood relative to the address.