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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2005
Lucian Codrescu, Austin, TX (US);
Donald Robert Padgett, Austin, TX (US);
Erich Plondke, Austin, TX (US);
Taylor Simpson, Austin, TX (US);
Muhammad Ahmed, Austin, TX (US);
William C. Anderson, Austin, TX (US);
Sujat Jamil, Austin, TX (US);
Lucian Codrescu, Austin, TX (US);
Donald Robert Padgett, Austin, TX (US);
Erich Plondke, Austin, TX (US);
Taylor Simpson, Austin, TX (US);
Muhammad Ahmed, Austin, TX (US);
William C. Anderson, Austin, TX (US);
Sujat Jamil, Austin, TX (US);
QUALCOMM Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A multithreaded processor device is disclosed and includes a processor that is configured to execute a plurality of executable program threads and a mode control register. The mode control register includes a first data field to control a first execution mode of a first of the plurality of executable program threads and a second data field to control a second execution mode of a second of the plurality of executable program threads. In a particular embodiment, the first execution mode is a run mode and the second execution mode is a low power mode.