PROCESSING MODULE WITH MMW TRANSCEIVER INTERCONNECTION
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1. A processing module comprises:
- a fetch and decode module operable to fetch and decode an instruction of a program and to identify data associated with the instruction;
an instruction register module operable to store the instruction;
a data register module operable to store the data associated with the instruction;
an execution module operable to execute the instruction upon the data associated with the instruction; and
a millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver section operable to wirelessly receive at least one of the instruction and the data associated with the instruction from memory.
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Abstract
A processing module includes a fetch and decode module, an instruction register, a data register, an execution module, and a MMW transceiver section. The fetch and decode module is operable to fetch and decode an instruction of a program and to identify data associated with the instruction. The execution module is operable to execute the instruction upon the data associated with the instruction. The MMW transceiver section is operable to wirelessly receive at least one of the instruction and the data associated with the instruction from memory.
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1. A processing module comprises:
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a fetch and decode module operable to fetch and decode an instruction of a program and to identify data associated with the instruction; an instruction register module operable to store the instruction; a data register module operable to store the data associated with the instruction; an execution module operable to execute the instruction upon the data associated with the instruction; and a millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver section operable to wirelessly receive at least one of the instruction and the data associated with the instruction from memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A processing module comprises:
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an execution unit operable to execute instruction upon data associated with the instruction to produce an output; a control unit operable to; generate an instruction fetch command to retrieve the instruction; generate a data retrieval message regarding the data associated with the instruction; and determine a write back command; an instruction millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver operable to wirelessly retrieve the instruction from memory in accordance with the instruction fetch command; a data MMW transceiver operable to wirelessly retrieve the data associated with the instruction from the memory in accordance with the data retrieval message; and a write back MMW transceiver operable to wirelessly transmit the output to the memory in accordance with the write back command. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A processing module comprises:
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an execution unit operable to execute instruction upon data associated with the instruction to produce an output; a data register for temporarily storing the data associated with the instruction; an output register for temporarily storing the output; a data cache for storing a plurality of data elements; an instruction register for temporarily storing the instruction; an instruction cache for storing a plurality of instructions; a control unit operable to; generate an instruction fetch command to retrieve the instruction when the plurality of instructions does not include the instruction; generate a data retrieval message regarding the data associated with the instruction when the plurality of data elements does not include the data associated with the instruction; determine a first write back command when the output is to written to the data cache; and determine a second write back command when the output is to be written to memory; a millimeter wave (MMW) transceiver section operable to; wirelessly convey the instruction from the memory to the instruction cache in accordance with the instruction fetch command; wirelessly convey the data associated with the instruction from the memory to the data cache in accordance with the data retrieval message; and wirelessly transmit the output to the memory in accordance with the second write back command. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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