Patents by Inventor Tromp Johannes De Vries

Tromp Johannes De Vries 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 data spilling means
    Patent number: 7107432
    Abstract: A VLIW processor comprising: a plurality of functional units (1, 3); a distributed register file (4) comprising a plurality of segments (5, 7, 9), the distributed register file (4) being accessible by the functional units (1, 3); a communication unit (11) for communication with a memory; a communication network (13) for coupling the functional units (1, 3) and the distributed register file (4); characterized in that the VLIW processor further comprises a spilling device (15) for transferring data between the distributed register file (4) and the communication unit (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Tromp Johannes De Vries, Marco Jan Gerrit Bekooij, Alexander Augusteijn, Johan Sebastiaan Henri Van Gageldonk