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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Pascal Urard, Theys, FR;
Laurent Paumier, Grenoble, FR;
Inventors:
Pascal Urard, Theys, FR;
Laurent Paumier, Grenoble, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03M 13/00 (2006.01); H03M 13/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An LDPC decoder has a determined number of processing units operating in parallel. Storage circuitry contains first words having a juxtaposition of a first type of message. The storage circuitry also contains second words having a juxtaposition of a second type of message. A message provision unit provides each processing unit with the messages. A message write unit may write words into the storage circuitry in a way that depends on the contents of the words. The message provision unit may provide data in a way that depends on the contents of the words.