Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed method for controlling instantaneous current changes in parallel processors with arrays of parallel computing elements, such as neural processors. An exemplary method comprises monitoring the array of computing elements and determining a transition from a first activity level of the array to a second activity level of the array, such as an idle-to-active or active-to-idle transition. Once a transition is determined, the array is selectively controlled to minimize the instantaneous current change from the transition from the first activity level to the second activity level.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed method for controlling instantaneous current changes in parallel processors with arrays of parallel computing elements, such as neural processors. An exemplary method comprises monitoring the array of computing elements and determining a transition from a first activity level of the array to a second activity level of the array, such as an idle-to-active or active-to-idle transition. Once a transition is determined, the array is selectively controlled to minimize the instantaneous current change from the transition from the first activity level to the second activity level.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for scaling graphics data is begins by retrieving a line segment of graphics data from a frame buffer, or memory, which stores the graphics data in lines. Once the line segment of a current line has been retrieved, a corresponding line segment of another line is retrieved from a line buffer. The two line segments are then blended together to produce blended pixel information. The blended pixel information is then scaled and subsequently stored to produce a resulting graphics output. After the corresponding line segment has been retrieved from the line buffer, it is overwritten with the currently retrieved line segment.