TW200707280A - Apparatus and method for configurable processing - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for configurable processing

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TW200707280A
TW200707280A TW095116018A TW95116018A TW200707280A TW 200707280 A TW200707280 A TW 200707280A TW 095116018 A TW095116018 A TW 095116018A TW 95116018 A TW95116018 A TW 95116018A TW 200707280 A TW200707280 A TW 200707280A
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configurable
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configuration information
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Simon Knowles
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Icera Inc
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TW095116018A 2005-05-05 2006-05-05 可組態執行單元，操作其之方法，以及電腦程式產品及其指令集 TWI439928B (zh)

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