CPU with integrated multiply/accumulate unit

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5311458
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07975399

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An integrated circuit (IC) processor architecture is disclosed that implements hardware, signal processing (DSP) functions with less digital improved speed and a more efficient layout. The resources of the central processing unit (CPU) are used in conjunction with an integrated multiply/accumulate unit to perform DSP operations. Internal registers of the CPU are used to store pointers which reference a circular sample buffer. The CPU thus manages the selection and transfer of coefficients from the sample buffer to the multiply/accumulate unit, thereby allowing a minimum amount of lower speed hardware to be used for the multiply/accumulate unit and permitting DSP operations to be performed in parallel with CPU operations.

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NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATIONSANTA CLARA CA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Covey, D Kevin San Jose, CA 6 143
Haines, Ralph W Sunnyvale, CA 5 101
Phillips, Gary D San Jose, CA 9 416
Thomson, Thomas W S Santa Cruz, CA 6 182

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