Patent ID: 7600104
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A data processing unit comprising: i. a data processor capable of vector data processing of vector data having a defined first bit-length; ii. at least one of a first operand register and a second operand register for storing operands to be processed; iii. an additional data storage element having a size to store a number of bits corresponding to the first bit-length, said additional storage element being segmented into a defined number of segments; and iv. an instruction set storage unit for storing a set of instructions for the data processor in order to process a set of data in parallel by use of the additional storage element; v. wherein the data processing unit is to enhance the vector data stored in the first operand register by corresponding data stored in the additional data storage element, and is to parallel process the enhanced vector data optionally with respect to an extended scalar data.