Abstract: A data processing device is provided with an indexed-immediate addressing mode for processing streams of data. An instruction register 900 receives an instruction for execution. Decoding circuitry 913 selects a register specified by a field in an instruction to provide an index value. An immediate field from the instruction is combined with the index value by multiplexor 910 to form an address which can be used to access a data value or to form a target address for a branch instruction. Mux control 915 parses the immediate value to determine how to combine the immediate value and the index value.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for multiplying a multiplicand by a multiplier. The method and apparatus generate a plurality of partial products. Each partial product has a plurality of bits having respective binary weights, wherein each bit can have a first or second logic state. A first set of multiple-bit columns is formed from bits of the plurality of partial products, wherein the bits in each column of the first set have the same binary weight. Each multiple-bit column in the first set is encoded into a respective modified partial product, which represents a number of bits in the column having the first logic state. This process can be repeated until the number of partial products is reduces to a desired number.

Abstract: A data processing device is provided with an indexed-immediate addressing mode for processing streams of data. An instruction register 900 receives an instruction for execution. Decoding circuitry 913 selects a register specified by a field in an instruction to provide an index value. An immediate field from the instruction is combined with the index value by multiplexor 910 to form an address which can be used to access a data value or to form a target address for a branch instruction. Mux control 915 parses the immediate value to determine how to combine the immediate value and the index value.

Abstract: A data processing device is provided with an indexed-immediate addressing mode for processing streams of data. An instruction register 900 receives an instruction for execution. Decoding circuitry 913 selects a register specified by a field in an instruction to provide an index value. An immediate field from the instruction is combined with the index value by multiplexor 910 to form an address which can be used to access a data value or to form a target address for a branch instruction. Mux control 915 parses the immediate value to determine how to combine the immediate value and the index value.

Abstract: A data processing device is provided which has multiprocessors that can be configured on a cycle by cycle basis as loosely coupled or tightly coupled. Bit-stream Processing Unit (BPU) 110 executes instructions from ROM 112 and accesses data from RAM 111. Similarly, Arithmetic Unit (AU) 120 executes instructions from ROM 122 and accesses data from RAM 121. Both processor operate in parallel and exchange data by accessing RAM 121. AU 120 can receive an instruction directive from BPU 110 directing it to perform a selected sequence of instructions in a loosely coupled manner. AU 120 can also receive an instruction directive from BPU 110 directing that a portion of AU 120 operationally replace a portion of BPU 110 for the duration of one instruction which allows data to be passed directly between the processors in a tightly coupled manner.

Abstract: A data processing device 100 uses a portion of a random access memory 111 as an input buffer for holding a portion of a stream of data which is received by an input interface 130. Likewise, a portion of a memory 121 is used as an output buffer for holding a portion of processed data which is output by an output interface 140. A processing unit 110 within the processing device manages the flow of input and output data. The input interface asserts an I/O request 860 when it receives a data word, and the output interface asserts an I/O request 870 when it needs a data word. In response to an I/O request, fast interrupt circuitry inserts a ghost instruction which is formed by doppelganger circuitry into an instruction sequence which is being accessed from a ROM 112. The ghost instruction performs the requested data transfer.