A system comprising: a vector processor configured to (a) receive a vector of heterogeneous data from a device separate from the system and generate homogeneous data from the received heterogeneous data in parallel, or (b) generate a vector of heterogeneous data from received homogeneous data in parallel and send the vector of heterogeneous data to the device separate from the system, wherein the heterogeneous data include a plurality of data streams having different characteristics or properties, wherein the different characteristics or properties comprise different data types, formats, alignments, or any combination thereof; wherein the vector processor comprises: a grouping memory comprising a plurality of bins, configured to store a plurality of data samples of a plurality of homogeneous data streams, wherein each homogeneous data stream of the plurality of homogeneous data streams comprises a same data type, format, alignment or any combination thereof; a bitformatting functional unit configured to associate the plurality of data samples in the vector of heterogeneous data with the plurality of homogeneous data streams; and a grouping memory functional unit configured to write the plurality of data samples to the plurality of bins in parallel. a vector processor configured to (a) receive a vector of heterogeneous data from a device separate from the system and generate homogeneous data from the received heterogeneous data in parallel, or (b) generate a vector of heterogeneous data from received homogeneous data in parallel and send the vector of heterogeneous data to the device separate from the system, (a) receive a vector of heterogeneous data from a device separate from the system and generate homogeneous data from the received heterogeneous data in parallel, or (b) generate a vector of heterogeneous data from received homogeneous data in parallel and send the vector of heterogeneous data to the device separate from the system, wherein the heterogeneous data include a plurality of data streams having different characteristics or properties, wherein the different characteristics or properties comprise different data types, formats, alignments, or any combination thereof; wherein the vector processor comprises: a grouping memory comprising a plurality of bins, configured to store a plurality of data samples of a plurality of homogeneous data streams, wherein each homogeneous data stream of the plurality of homogeneous data streams comprises a same data type, format, alignment or any combination thereof; a bitformatting functional unit configured to associate the plurality of data samples in the vector of heterogeneous data with the plurality of homogeneous data streams; and a grouping memory functional unit configured to write the plurality of data samples to the plurality of bins in parallel. a grouping memory comprising a plurality of bins, configured to store a plurality of data samples of a plurality of homogeneous data streams, wherein each homogeneous data stream of the plurality of homogeneous data streams comprises a same data type, format, alignment or any combination thereof; a bitformatting functional unit configured to associate the plurality of data samples in the vector of heterogeneous data with the plurality of homogeneous data streams; and a grouping memory functional unit configured to write the plurality of data samples to the plurality of bins in parallel. <EOS>