公开(公告)号：US20240192956A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-13

申请号：US18581552

申请日：2024-02-20

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Asheesh Bhardwaj ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Son Hung Tran

IPC: G06F9/30 ,  G06F7/74 ,  G06F9/32 ,  G06F9/345 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F17/16

CPC classification number: G06F9/3016 ,  G06F9/30014 ,  G06F9/30036 ,  G06F9/30098 ,  G06F9/30112 ,  G06F9/30145 ,  G06F9/32 ,  G06F9/345 ,  G06F9/3802 ,  G06F9/383 ,  G06F9/3867 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/1048 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F7/74 ,  G06F9/3822 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F17/16 ,  G06F2212/452 ,  G06F2212/60

Abstract: Software instructions are executed on a processor within a computer system to configure a streaming engine with stream parameters to define a multidimensional array. The stream parameters define a size for each dimension of the multidimensional array and a pad value indicator. Data is fetched from a memory coupled to the streaming engine responsive to the stream parameters. A stream of vectors is formed for the multidimensional array responsive to the stream parameters from the data fetched from memory. A padded stream vector is formed that includes a specified pad value without accessing the pad value from system memory.

公开(公告)号：US12007907B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17828189

申请日：2022-05-31

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Pete Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/12 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/0802 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F12/0806 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0853 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G06F12/0884 ,  G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F12/126 ,  G06F12/127 ,  G06F12/128 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F15/80 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G11C7/22 ,  G11C29/42 ,  G11C29/44

CPC classification number: G06F12/128 ,  G06F9/3001 ,  G06F9/30043 ,  G06F9/30047 ,  G06F9/546 ,  G06F11/1064 ,  G06F12/0215 ,  G06F12/0238 ,  G06F12/0292 ,  G06F12/0802 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F12/0806 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/082 ,  G06F12/0853 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G06F12/0884 ,  G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F12/126 ,  G06F12/127 ,  G06F13/1605 ,  G06F13/1642 ,  G06F13/1673 ,  G06F13/1689 ,  G06F15/8069 ,  G11C5/066 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G11C7/1015 ,  G11C7/106 ,  G11C7/1075 ,  G11C7/1078 ,  G11C7/1087 ,  G11C7/222 ,  G11C29/42 ,  G11C29/44 ,  G06F2212/1016 ,  G06F2212/1021 ,  G06F2212/1024 ,  G06F2212/1041 ,  G06F2212/1044 ,  G06F2212/301 ,  G06F2212/454 ,  G06F2212/6032 ,  G06F2212/6042 ,  G06F2212/608 ,  G06F2212/62

Abstract: A caching system including a first sub-cache, a second sub-cache, coupled in parallel with the first sub-cache, for storing cache data evicted from the first sub-cache and write-memory commands that are not cached in the first sub-cache, and a cache controller configured to receive two or more cache commands, determine a conflict exists between the received two or more cache commands, determine a conflict resolution between the received two or more cache commands, and sending the two or more cache commands to the first sub-cache and the second sub-cache.

公开(公告)号：US20240184586A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US18438609

申请日：2024-02-12

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Timothy David Anderson ,  Jonathan (Son) Hung Tran ,  Joseph Raymond Michael Zbiciak

IPC: G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/32 ,  G06F9/345 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0897

CPC classification number: G06F9/3016 ,  G06F9/30014 ,  G06F9/30036 ,  G06F9/3004 ,  G06F9/30098 ,  G06F9/30112 ,  G06F9/30145 ,  G06F9/32 ,  G06F9/345 ,  G06F9/3802 ,  G06F9/383 ,  G06F9/3842 ,  G06F9/3861 ,  G06F9/3867 ,  G06F9/3877 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/1048 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F9/3822 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F2212/452 ,  G06F2212/60

Abstract: A streaming engine in a system receives a first set of stream parameters into a queue to define a first stream along with an indication of either a queue mode of operation or a speculative mode of operation for the first stream. Acquisition of the first stream then begins. At some point, a second set of stream parameters is received into the queue to define a second stream. When the queue mode of operation was specified for the first stream, the second set of parameters is queued and acquisition of the second stream is delayed until completion of acquisition of the first stream. When the speculative mode of operation was specified for the first stream, acquisition of the first stream is canceled upon receipt of the second set of stream parameters and acquisition of the second stream begins immediately.

公开(公告)号：US20240168883A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18425165

申请日：2024-01-29

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Abhijeet Ashok Chachad ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  David Matthew Thompson

IPC: G06F12/0842 ,  G06F1/14 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0888

CPC classification number: G06F12/0842 ,  G06F1/14 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/544 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0888 ,  G06F2212/1016

Abstract: In described examples, a processor system includes a processor core that generates memory write requests, a cache memory, and a memory controller. The memory controller has a memory pipeline. The memory controller is coupled to control the cache memory and communicatively coupled to the processor core. The memory controller is configured to receive the memory write requests from the processor core; schedule the memory write requests on the memory pipeline; and contemporaneously with scheduling respective ones of the memory write requests on the memory pipeline, send to the processor core a write acknowledgment confirming that writing of a data payload of the respective memory write request to the cache memory has completed.

公开(公告)号：US11989072B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-21

申请号：US17838368

申请日：2022-06-13

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Timothy David Anderson ,  Duc Quang Bui

IPC: G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F13/26

CPC classification number: G06F1/28 ,  G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/3243 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06F9/30014 ,  G06F9/30018 ,  G06F9/30036 ,  G06F9/30072 ,  G06F9/30109 ,  G06F9/30112 ,  G06F9/3013 ,  G06F9/3887 ,  G06F13/26 ,  G06F9/3004 ,  G06F9/30105 ,  G06F9/3016 ,  Y02D10/00

Abstract: The vector data path is divided into smaller vector lanes. A register such as a memory mapped control register stores a vector lane number (VLX) indicating the number of vector lanes to be powered. A decoder converts this VLX into a vector lane control word, each bit controlling the ON of OFF state of the corresponding vector lane. This number of contiguous least significant vector lanes are powered. In the preferred embodiment the stored data VLX indicates that 2VLX contiguous least significant vector lanes are to be powered. Thus the number of vector lanes powered is limited to an integral power of 2. This manner of coding produces a very compact controlling bit field while obtaining substantially all the power saving advantage of individually controlling the power of all vector lanes.

公开(公告)号：US11977887B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

申请号：US18094611

申请日：2023-01-09

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Timothy David Anderson ,  Duc Quang Bui

IPC: G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/38

CPC classification number: G06F9/30036 ,  G06F1/3206 ,  G06F1/3287 ,  G06F9/30014 ,  G06F9/30018 ,  G06F9/30072 ,  G06F9/30109 ,  G06F9/30112 ,  G06F9/3013 ,  G06F9/3887 ,  Y02D10/00

Abstract: In one disclosed embodiment, a processor includes a first execution unit and a second execution unit, a register file, and a data path including a plurality of lanes. The data path and the register file are arranged so that writing to the register file by the first execution unit and by the second execution unit is allowed over the data path, reading from the register file by the first execution unit is allowed over the data path, and reading from the register file by the second execution unit is not allowed over the data path. The processor also includes a power control circuit configured to, when a transfer of data between the register file and either of the first and second execution units uses less than all of the lanes, power down the lanes of the data path not used for the transfer of the data.

公开(公告)号：US20240143516A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18406319

申请日：2024-01-08

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Naveen Bhoria ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Pete Michael Hippleheuser

IPC: G06F12/128 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/54 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/02 ,  G06F12/0802 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F12/0806 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/0817 ,  G06F12/0853 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G06F12/0884 ,  G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F12/126 ,  G06F12/127 ,  G06F13/16 ,  G06F15/80 ,  G11C5/06 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G11C7/22 ,  G11C29/42 ,  G11C29/44

CPC classification number: G06F12/128 ,  G06F9/3001 ,  G06F9/30043 ,  G06F9/30047 ,  G06F9/546 ,  G06F11/1064 ,  G06F12/0215 ,  G06F12/0238 ,  G06F12/0292 ,  G06F12/0802 ,  G06F12/0804 ,  G06F12/0806 ,  G06F12/0811 ,  G06F12/0815 ,  G06F12/082 ,  G06F12/0853 ,  G06F12/0855 ,  G06F12/0864 ,  G06F12/0884 ,  G06F12/0888 ,  G06F12/0891 ,  G06F12/0895 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/12 ,  G06F12/121 ,  G06F12/126 ,  G06F12/127 ,  G06F13/1605 ,  G06F13/1642 ,  G06F13/1673 ,  G06F13/1689 ,  G06F15/8069 ,  G11C5/066 ,  G11C7/10 ,  G11C7/1015 ,  G11C7/106 ,  G11C7/1075 ,  G11C7/1078 ,  G11C7/1087 ,  G11C7/222 ,  G11C29/42 ,  G11C29/44 ,  G06F2212/1016 ,  G06F2212/1021 ,  G06F2212/1024 ,  G06F2212/1041 ,  G06F2212/1044 ,  G06F2212/301 ,  G06F2212/454 ,  G06F2212/6032 ,  G06F2212/6042 ,  G06F2212/608 ,  G06F2212/62

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for allocation in a victim cache system. An example apparatus includes a first cache storage, a second cache storage, a cache controller coupled to the first cache storage and the second cache storage and operable to receive a memory operation that specifies an address, determine, based on the address, that the memory operation evicts a first set of data from the first cache storage, determine that the first set of data is unmodified relative to an extended memory, and cause the first set of data to be stored in the second cache storage.

公开(公告)号：US11960892B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17870926

申请日：2022-07-22

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Timothy David Anderson ,  Duc Quang Bui ,  Joseph Raymond Michael Zbiciak

IPC: G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/30

CPC classification number: G06F9/3802 ,  G06F9/30072 ,  G06F9/30076 ,  G06F9/3013 ,  G06F9/30145 ,  G06F9/30185 ,  G06F9/3822 ,  G06F9/3853 ,  G06F9/3891

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a memory and a processor core. The processor core includes functional units and an instruction decode unit configured to determine whether an execute packet of instructions received by the processing core includes a first instruction that is designated for execution by a first functional unit of the functional units and a second instruction that is a condition code extension instruction that includes a plurality of sets of condition code bits, wherein each set of condition code bits corresponds to a different one of the functional units, and wherein the sets of condition code bits include a first set of condition code bits that corresponds to the first functional unit. When the execute packet includes the first and second instructions, the first functional unit is configured to execute the first instruction conditionally based upon the first set of condition code bits in the second instruction.

公开(公告)号：US11921643B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17690344

申请日：2022-03-09

Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated

Inventor： Mujibur Rahman ,  Timothy David Anderson ,  Soujanya Narnur

IPC: G06F12/1045 ,  G06F7/24 ,  G06F7/487 ,  G06F7/499 ,  G06F7/53 ,  G06F7/57 ,  G06F9/30 ,  G06F9/32 ,  G06F9/345 ,  G06F9/38 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F12/0862 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F17/16 ,  H03H17/06 ,  G06F15/78

CPC classification number: G06F12/1045 ,  G06F7/24 ,  G06F7/487 ,  G06F7/4876 ,  G06F7/49915 ,  G06F7/53 ,  G06F7/57 ,  G06F9/3001 ,  G06F9/30014 ,  G06F9/30021 ,  G06F9/30032 ,  G06F9/30036 ,  G06F9/30065 ,  G06F9/30072 ,  G06F9/30098 ,  G06F9/30112 ,  G06F9/30145 ,  G06F9/30149 ,  G06F9/3016 ,  G06F9/32 ,  G06F9/345 ,  G06F9/3802 ,  G06F9/3818 ,  G06F9/383 ,  G06F9/3836 ,  G06F9/3851 ,  G06F9/3856 ,  G06F9/3867 ,  G06F9/3887 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/1048 ,  G06F12/0862 ,  G06F12/0875 ,  G06F12/0897 ,  G06F12/1009 ,  G06F17/16 ,  H03H17/0664 ,  G06F9/30018 ,  G06F9/325 ,  G06F9/381 ,  G06F9/3822 ,  G06F11/10 ,  G06F15/7807 ,  G06F15/781 ,  G06F2212/452 ,  G06F2212/60 ,  G06F2212/602 ,  G06F2212/68

Abstract: A processor is provided that includes a first multiplication unit in a first data path of the processor, the first multiplication unit configured to perform single issue multiply instructions, and a second multiplication unit in the first data path, the second multiplication unit configured to perform single issue multiply instructions, wherein the first multiplication unit and the second multiplication unit are configured to execute respective single issue multiply instructions in parallel.

公开(公告)号：US11836494B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17387450

申请日：2021-07-28

Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

Inventor： Timothy David Anderson ,  Duc Quang Bui ,  Joseph Zbiciak ,  Kai Chirca

IPC: G06F12/06 ,  G06F9/30

CPC classification number: G06F9/30123 ,  G06F9/30101 ,  G06F9/30134

Abstract: A digital signal processor having a CPU with a program counter register and, optionally, an event context stack pointer register for saving and restoring the event handler context when higher priority event preempts a lower priority event handler. The CPU is configured to use a minimized set of addressing modes that includes using the event context stack pointer register and program counter register to compute an address for storing data in memory. The CPU may also eliminate post-decrement, pre-increment and post-decrement addressing and rely only on post-increment addressing.