Patent ID: 9665494
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: G06F,Y02D

Claim:
1. Apparatus for processing data comprising: a target value generator configured to generate in parallel a plurality of target values; a first value store having X storage locations configured to store respective ones of a plurality of first stored values, where X is a positive integer; a second value store having Y storage locations configured to store respective ones of a plurality of second stored values, wherein Y is a positive integer and X is greater than Y; first comparison circuitry coupled to said first value store and configured to compare a first of said plurality of target values with one or more of said plurality of first stored values stored in said first value store; and second comparison circuitry coupled to said second value store and configured to compare a second of said plurality of target values with one or more of said plurality of second stored values stored in said second value store in parallel with said first comparison circuitry comparing said first of said plurality of target values with one or more of said plurality of first stored values stored in said first value store; wherein, when said first value store stores greater than Y first values, said plurality of second stored values are a proper subset of said plurality of first stored values.