High performance parallel vector processor having a modified vector register/element processor configuration
This patent describes a vector processor. It comprises: a plurality of vector registers, wherein each vector register is subdivided into a plurality of smaller registers, each of the smaller registers having a separate output, and each vector register stores a vector, each of the smaller registers storing a plurality of elements of the vector, each vector including a plurality of groups of the elements, each group including a plurality of elements corresponding in number to the plurality of smaller registers. The plurality of elements of each group of a vector stored in a vector register being stored, respectively, in the plurality of smaller registers of the vector register; a plurality of element processor means; and controlling means for selecting which groups of elements in the associated vector registers to process.
- Assignee:
- International Business Machines Corp., Armonk, NY
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4884190; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-320889A
- OSTI ID:
- 6893977
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 8 Mar 1989
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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