Patents by Inventor Christian Hitz

Christian Hitz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • VLIW processor with execution units executing instructions from instruction queues and accessing data queues to read and write operands
    Patent number: 8458443
    Abstract: A processor may include a plurality of processing units for processing instructions, where each processing unit is associated with a discrete instruction queue. Data is read from a data queue selected by each instruction, and a sequencer manages distribution of instructions to the plurality of discrete instruction queues.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: SMSC Holdings S.A.R.L.
    Inventors: Matthias Tramm, Manfred Stadler, Christian Hitz
  • VERY-LONG INSTRUCTION WORD ARCHITECTURE WITH MULTIPLE PROCESSING UNITS
    Publication number: 20100082947
    Abstract: A processor may include a plurality of processing units for processing instructions, where each processing unit is associated with a discrete instruction queue. Data is read from a data queue selected by each instruction, and a sequencer manages distribution of instructions to the plurality of discrete instruction queues.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Matthias Tramm, Manfred Stadler, Christian Hitz