Patents by Inventor William David ISENBERG

William David ISENBERG 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).

  • Selectively dispatching waves based on accumulators holding behavioral characteristics of waves currently executing
    Patent number: 11397578
    Abstract: An apparatus such as a graphics processing unit (GPU) includes a plurality of processing elements configured to concurrently execute a plurality of first waves and accumulators associated with the plurality of processing elements. The accumulators are configured to store accumulated values representative of behavioral characteristics of the plurality of first waves that are concurrently executing on the plurality of processing elements. The apparatus also includes a dispatcher configured to dispatch second waves to the plurality of processing elements based on comparisons of values representative of behavioral characteristics of the second waves and the accumulated values stored in the accumulators. In some cases, the behavioral characteristics of the plurality of first waves comprise at least one of fetch bandwidths, usage of an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), and number of export operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy Ramsey, William David Isenberg, Michael Mantor
  • ACCUMULATORS FOR BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WAVES
    Publication number: 20210064366
    Abstract: An apparatus such as a graphics processing unit (GPU) includes a plurality of processing elements configured to concurrently execute a plurality of first waves and accumulators associated with the plurality of processing elements. The accumulators are configured to store accumulated values representative of behavioral characteristics of the plurality of first waves that are concurrently executing on the plurality of processing elements. The apparatus also includes a dispatcher configured to dispatch second waves to the plurality of processing elements based on comparisons of values representative of behavioral characteristics of the second waves and the accumulated values stored in the accumulators. In some cases, the behavioral characteristics of the plurality of first waves comprise at least one of fetch bandwidths, usage of an arithmetic logic unit (ALU), and number of export operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Randy RAMSEY, William David ISENBERG, Michael MANTOR