17899714. CONTEXT LOAD MECHANISM IN A COARSE-GRAINED RECONFIGURABLE ARRAY PROCESSOR simplified abstract (Micron Technology, Inc.)
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CONTEXT LOAD MECHANISM IN A COARSE-GRAINED RECONFIGURABLE ARRAY PROCESSOR
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Bryan Hornung of Plano TX (US)
Douglas Vanesko of Dallas TX (US)
David Patrick of McKinney TX (US)
CONTEXT LOAD MECHANISM IN A COARSE-GRAINED RECONFIGURABLE ARRAY PROCESSOR - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17899714 titled 'CONTEXT LOAD MECHANISM IN A COARSE-GRAINED RECONFIGURABLE ARRAY PROCESSOR
Simplified Explanation
- Explanation:**
Devices and techniques for loading contexts in a coarse-grained reconfigurable array processor are described. The system includes circuitry to load context for the processor by receiving a kernel identifier, accessing registries to obtain context mask and state addresses, using the context mask to determine active context state, and loading the active context state into the processor.
- Potential Applications:**
- High-performance computing - Signal processing - Image and video processing - Machine learning and artificial intelligence
- Problems Solved:**
- Efficient loading of contexts in a reconfigurable array processor - Simplifying the process of managing context states for different kernels - Enhancing the performance of the processor by quickly switching between different contexts
- Benefits:**
- Faster context loading for improved processor performance - Simplified management of context states - Increased flexibility and adaptability in processing different tasks - Potential for energy efficiency in handling diverse workloads
Original Abstract Submitted
Devices and techniques for loading contexts in a coarse-grained reconfigurable array processor are described herein. A system or apparatus may include context load circuitry operable to load context for a coarse-grained reconfigurable array processor, where the context load circuitry is configured to: (a) receive a kernel identifier; (b) access a first registry to obtain a context mask base address; (c) determine a context mask address from the context mask base address and the kernel identifier; (d) access a second registry to obtain a context state base address; (e) determine a context state address from the context state base address and the kernel identifier; (f) use a context mask at the context mask address to determine corresponding active context state; and (g) load the corresponding active context state into the coarse-grained reconfigurable array processor.
