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Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011

Filed:

Jun. 26, 2007
Applicants:

Francesco Pappalardo, Paternò, IT;

Giuseppe Notarangelo, Gravina di Catania, IT;

Elena Salurso, Mascalucia, IT;

Elio Guidetti, Como, IT;

Inventors:

Francesco Pappalardo, Paternò, IT;

Giuseppe Notarangelo, Gravina di Catania, IT;

Elena Salurso, Mascalucia, IT;

Elio Guidetti, Como, IT;

Assignees:

STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza (MI), IT;

STMicroelectronics N.V., Amsterdam, NL;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/28 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/76 (2006.01); G06F 9/30 (2006.01); G06F 9/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A data cache memory coupled to a processor including processor clusters are adapted to operate simultaneously on scalar and vectorial data by providing data locations in the data cache memory for storing data for processing. The data locations are accessed either in a scalar mode or in a vectorial mode. This is done by explicitly mapping the data locations that are scalar and the data locations that are vectorial.


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