Patent ID: 11860790
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A circuit device comprising:
a processor that includes a vector datapath;
a controller coupled to the vector datapath of the processor; and
a memory coupled to the controller and configured to store a set of data elements, wherein the controller includes:
a first register coupled to receive the set of data elements from the memory;
a set of multiplexers that each include:
a respective set of data inputs coupled to the first register;
a respective control input; and
a respective output;

a multiplexer controller that includes an input coupled to receive an element duplication factor and a set of outputs coupled to the control inputs of the set of multiplexers, wherein the multiplexer controller is configured to determine, based on the element duplication factor, whether to cause the set of multiplexers to duplicate an element of the set of data elements or to provide the set of data elements unduplicated to produce a vector; and
a second register coupled to the set of multiplexers to receive the vector and coupled to the vector datapath to provide the vector to the vector datapath of the processor.