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EP0497029A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Reconfigurable sequential processor

Assignee: Analogic Corp
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Filing: 1991-05-28
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-05-28
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Abstract

Abstract A reconfigurable sequential processor includes a data bank for storing data to be processed; a programmable logic block address generator for addressing data in the data bank; a programmable logic block arithmetic unit responsive to the data bank for processing the data addressed by the programmable logic block address generator; an address generator hardware configuration file having a plurality of configuration files for configuring the programmable logic block address generator in one of a plurality of addressing configurations in response to an address operational code; an arithmetic hardware configuration file having a plurality of configuration files for configuring the programmable logic block arithmetic unit in one of a plurality of processing configurations in response to an arithmetic operational code; and means for delivering a series of operational codes to each configuration file for enabling the programmable logic block address generator and the programmable logic block arithmetic unit to be configured to perform sequentially a corresponding series of arithmetic logic operations on the data in the data bank.

Inventors

  • 👤 Alexander Kolchinsky

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction EP
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 02:27
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F15/00; G06F15/76; G06F15/78; G06F15/7867; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/30; G06F9/34

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A reconfigurable sequential processor comprising: a data bank for storing data to be processed; a programmable logic block address generator for addressing data in said data bank; a programmable logic block arithmetic unit, responsive to said data bank, for processing the data addressed by said programmable logic block address generator; an address generator hardware configuration file having a plurality of configuration files for configuring said programmable logic block address generator in one of a plurality of addressing configurations in response to an address operational code; an arithmetic hardware configuration file having a plurality of configuration files for configuring said programmable logic block arithmetic unit in one of a plurality of processing configurations in response to an arithmetic operational code; and means for delivering a series of operational codes to each configuration file for enabling said programmable logic block address generator and said programmable logic block unit to be configured to perform sequentially a corresponding series of arithmetic logic operations on said data in said data bank.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 17 words
The reconfigurable sequential processor of claim 1 in which said programmable logic blocks are programmable gate arrays.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 59 words
The reconfigurable sequential processor of claim 1 in which said means for delivering said operational codes includes an operational code register for storing the operational code of the next configuration for each of said logic blocks, and decoder means, responsive to said next operational code for selecting from said hardware configuration files the file corresponding to said operational code.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
The reconfigurable sequential processor of claim 1 in which said means for delivering said address generator includes a plurality of reconfigurable address sets.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
The reconfigurable sequential processor of claim 4 in which said arithmetic unit includes a plurality of reconfigurable arithmetic circuits.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
The reconfigurable sequential processor of claim 5 in which said data bank includes a plurality of sets of data
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 31 words
The reconfigurable sequential processor of claim 6 further including a plurality of buses for interconnecting each of said address sets and arithmetic units with a corresponding one of said data sets.

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