Vector processing

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1982-12-22

1986-06-10

Thomas, James D.

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364200, 364736, G06F 15347, G06F 1200

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045946825

ABSTRACT:
A cache memory, intermediate a CPU and a main memory, is employed to store vectors in a cache vector space. Three vector address operand registers are employed for reading vector operand elements from said cache memory and for writing results of vector operations back into cache memory. A data path from the cache memory allows vector operand elements to be written into selected local storage registers, and a path from the local storage registers to the cache memory includes a buffer. This apparatus allows overlapped reading and writing of vector elements to minimize the time required for vector processing.

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