Data processing system and method thereof

Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Intrasystem connection – Bus access regulation

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A data processing system (55) and method thereof includes one or more data processors (10). Data processor (10) is capable of performing both vector operations and scalar operations. Using a single microsequencer (22), data processor (10) is capable of executing both vector instructions and scalar instructions. Data processor (10) also has a memory circuit (14) capable of storing both vector operands and scalar operands.

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