Patent ID: 11921636
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A device comprising:
a template register configured to store a stream definition template that includes a respective count for each loop of a set of nested loops;
a cache memory configured to store a set of data associated with the set of nested loops; and
a circuit coupled to the template register and the cache memory and configured to:
receive a format value that specifies whether a set of bits in the template register is associated with the respective count for a first loop of the set of nested loops or the respective count for a second loop of the set of nested loops;
receive an instruction; and
based on the instruction and the format value:
generate a set of addresses based on the set of nested loops according to the stream definition template; and
using the set of addresses, retrieving the set of data from the cache memory.