JP2000503427A - 画像処理プロセッサ - Google Patents
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- 【特許請求の範囲】 1. 同種に構築されマトリックス方式で接続された多数のプロセッサ素子(P E11〜PE44)を備えた、画像処理プロセッサにおいて、 前記各プロセッサ素子が、レジスタバンク(REGF)を介してフィード バック結合された各算術論理演算ユニット(ALU2)の他に、分割されたイメ ージセクションバッファの各部分記憶ユニット(ISB)と、各ローカル汎用メ モリ(GPM)と、さらなる各算術論理演算ユニット(ALU1)と、各乗算器 /加算器ユニット(MA)とを有し、該乗算器/加算器ユニットの出力側は、前記 算術論理演算ユニット(ALU2)の入力側に接続されていることを特徴とする 、画像処理プロセッサ。 2. 前記各部分記憶ユニット(ISB)と、各ローカル汎用メモリ(GPM) と、さらなる各算術論理演算ユニット(ALU1)と、各乗算器/加算器ユニッ ト(MA)の入力ワード幅が、フレキシブルに選択可能であり、選択された入力 ワード幅に応じて、入力データの多成分ベクトルがさらなる算術論理演算ユニッ ト(ALU1)と各乗算器/加算器ユニット(MA)において並行処理可能であ る、請求項1記載の画像処理プロセッサ。 3. 前記分割されたイメージセクションバッファの各 部分記憶ユニット(ISB)に画像データ(im−down,im−left, im−up,im−right)が、隣接するプロセッサ素子の部分記憶ユニッ ト(ISB)により供給され、さらに相応の隣接するプロセッサ素子が存在しな い場合には、画像データがピクセルバス(p−bus)によって供給され、各ロ ーカル汎用メモリ(GPM)はグローバルバス(g−bus)を介して計算デー タを供給される、請求項1又は2記載の画像処理プロセッサ。 4. 前記レジスタバンク(REGF)の出力側が、前記さらなる各算術論理演 算ユニット(ALU1)の入力側、及び/又は各乗算器/加算器ユニット(MA) の入力側に接続されている、請求項1〜3いずれか1項記載の画像処理プロセッ サ。 5. 前記算術論理演算ユニット(ALU2)の入力データ(ALU2−i)は 、前記さらなる算術論理演算ユニット(ALU1)及び/又は乗算器/加算器ユニ ット(MA)の入力側にも供給される、請求項1〜4いずれか1項記載の画像処 理プロセッサ。 6. 前記各乗算器/加算器ユニットは、並列に動作する多数の乗算器(MUL TA)からなり、これらは出力側で加算器ツリー(ADDT)によって統合され ている、請求項1〜5いずれか1項記載の画像処理プロセッサ。 7. 入力データバス(i−bus)がキャッシュメモリ(CACHE)を介し てピクセルバス(P−bus)に接続されている、請求項1〜6いずれか1項記 載の画像処理プロセッサ。 8. マルチプレクサ(MUX5)を用いて、マトリックスの最終列のプロセッ サ素子(PE14〜PE44)が、同じ行の隣接するプロセッサ素子(例えばPE1 3)の出力側又は同じ列の隣接するプロセッサ素子(PE24)の出力側に選択的 に接続可能であり、データ流の方向において水平方向にも垂直方向にも後続のプ ロセッサを有さない、最後のプロセッサ素子(PE14)の出力側が、評価ユニ ット(DU)に接続されている、請求項1〜7いずれか1項記載の画像処理プロ セッサ。 9. 電子スイッチ(S1〜S8)により、マルチプレクサ(MUX′〜MUX ′″)を用いて、少なくとも2つの別個のグローバルバス(g−bus1,g− bus2)と少なくとも2つの別個のピクセルバス(p−bus1,p−bus 2)と少なくとも2つの別個のキャッシュメモリ(CACHE1,CACHE2 )と少なくとも2つの別個の評価ユニット(DU1,DU2)とを備えた少なく とも2つのプロセッサ素子(PE,PE*)グループが形成可能である、請求項 1〜8いずれか1項記載の画像処理プロセッサ。
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