Patent ID: 11921643
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A system comprising:
a first multiplication unit;
a second multiplication unit;
a first data path including the first multiplication unit and the second multiplication unit; and
an instruction dispatch unit coupled to the first data path and configured to;
receive a first instruction including a first instruction type field indicating a dual issue instruction type;
dispatch the first instruction to the first multiplication unit and to the second multiplication unit in response to the first instruction type field indicating the dual issue instruction type;
receive a second instruction including a second instruction type field indicating a single issue instruction type; and
dispatch the second instruction to the first multiplication unit and not to the second multiplication unit in response to the second instruction t field indicating the single issue instruction type,

wherein the first multiplication unit and the second multiplication unit are configured to execute the first instruction to generate a first result, and
wherein the first multiplication unit is configured to execute the second instruction to generate a second result.