Granted Patent B2

US 10,884,663 · App. 16/354,038 · Granted Jan 5, 2021

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. A method comprising:

compiling a sequence of instructions into an execution stream that comprises a plurality of pairs of interleaved code and data;

storing a first code of the execution stream in a code portion of a first executable memory cell;

storing a first data of the execution stream in a data portion of the first executable memory cell; and

applying the first code to the first data by a first arithmetic and logic unit of the first executable memory cell in a first operation.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a result of the first operation within the code portion of the first executable memory cell.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing a result of the first operation within the data portion of the first executable memory cell.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing a second code of the execution stream in a code portion of a second executable memory cell;

transferring a second data from the second executable memory cell to the first executable memory cell; and

applying a third code of the execution stream to the first data and the second data by the first arithmetic and logic unit of the first executable memory cell in a second operation.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising storing a result of the second operation within the code portion or the data portion of the first executable memory cell.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising transferring a result of the second operation to the second executable memory cell.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by a management unit of the first executable memory cell, the first code from the execution stream; and

storing, by the management unit, the first code in the code portion of the first executable memory cell.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by a management unit of the first executable memory cell, the first data from the executable stream; and

storing, by the management unit, the first data in the data portion of the first executable memory cell.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing a second code of the execution stream in a code portion of a second executable memory cell;

combining the first code from the first executable memory cell and the second code from the second executable memory cell to obtain combined code; and

applying the combined code to the first data and a second data of the execution stream by the first arithmetic and logic unit of the first executable memory cell in a second operation.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing a second code of the execution stream in the code portion of the first executable memory cell; and

applying the second code to the first data by the first arithmetic and logic unit of the first executable memory cell.

11. A device comprising:

a data processing unit comprising a plurality of executable memory cells, each of the plurality of executable memory cells comprising:

a code portion for storing code;

a data portion for storing data; and

an arithmetic and logic unit for applying the code to the data; and

a compilation unit for converting a sequence of instructions into an execution stream,

wherein the execution stream comprises a plurality of pairs of interleaved code and data that are executed by the plurality of executable memory cells.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the compilation unit is a just-in-time compiler.

13. The device of claim 11 , wherein each of the plurality of executable memory cells further comprises a management unit for facilitating application of the code to the data via the arithmetic and logic unit.

14. The device of claim 11 , wherein a one operand operation is performed by a first executable memory cell of the plurality of executable memory cells.

15. The device of claim 11 , wherein a two operand operation is performed by a first executable memory cell and a second executable memory cell of the plurality of executable memory cells.

16. The device of claim 11 , wherein the data processing unit and the compilation unit are part of a host device.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable media including computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed by a data processing unit of a computing system, cause the data processing unit to perform a process comprising:

compiling a sequence of instructions into an execution stream that comprises a plurality of pairs of interleaved code and data;

storing a first code of the execution stream in a code portion of a first executable memory cell of the data processing unit;

storing a first data of the execution stream in a data portion of the first executable memory cell; and

applying the first code to the first data by a first arithmetic and logic unit of the first executable memory cell.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the process further comprises receiving the first code and the first data from the execution stream.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the process further comprises:

storing a second code of the execution stream in a code portion of a second executable memory cell of the data processing unit;

transferring a second data from the second executable memory cell to the first executable memory cell; and

applying a third code of the execution stream to the first data and the second data by the first arithmetic and logic unit of the first executable memory cell.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17 , wherein the process further comprises:

storing a second code of the execution stream in a code portion of a second executable memory cell;

combining the first code from the first executable memory cell and the second code from the second executable memory cell to obtain combined code; and

applying the combined code to the first data and a second data of the execution stream by the first arithmetic and logic unit of the first executable memory cell.

Assignments (10)