Multiprocessor computer system
First Claim
1. A computer processor comprising:
- a main processor element in operative communication with a main memory for storing data; and
a plurality of sub-processor elements in operative communication with the main processor element for processing the data, each of the sub-processor elements including a dedicated local memory for storing instructions and data.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the architecture and use of a computer processor optimized for instruction and data processing. The computer processor includes a main processor element in operative communication with a main memory for storing data, and sub-processor elements in operative communication with the main processor element for processing the data. Each of the sub-processor elements including a dedicated local memory for storing instructions and data. The main processor desirably comprises a primary processor core, and the sub-processor elements desirably include a set of coprocessors. One of the coprocessors may be an embedded coprocessor that performs error checking in the primary processor core. Another one of the coprocessors may be a vector processing unit. A program can directly control the vector processing unit or may indirectly control it via the primary processor core.
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22 Claims
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1. A computer processor comprising:
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a main processor element in operative communication with a main memory for storing data; and
a plurality of sub-processor elements in operative communication with the main processor element for processing the data, each of the sub-processor elements including a dedicated local memory for storing instructions and data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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