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== Compute Engine Design Specifications ==
The COMPUTE ENGINE of SCOORE is responsible for all the calculations of the processor. SCOORE is a clustered architecture, we have FOUR main units which comprise the COMPUTE ENGINE.
- AUNIT is responsible for all the "simple arithmetic operations" of the CPU.(Single Port)
- BUNIT is responsible for branch operations. (Dual Port)
- CUNIT handles all floating point operations. (Single Port)
- MUNIT handles all Load and Store operations. (Dual Port)
A more detailed description of each individual block is given below.
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Individual Unit Descriptions
Each of the four clusters in the CE holds 128 registers in its Register File. There are a total of 512 registers. A 9-bit binary number is assigned to each register. Since there are only 512 registers, the highest 2-bits are indicative of the CE cluster/unit to which they belong.
Register Number | Highest 2 bits | Compute Engine (CE) |
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0 - 127 | 00 | A Unit RF |
128 - 255 | 01 | B Unit RF |
256 - 383 | 10 | C Unit RF |
384 - 511 | 11 | M Unit RF |
aunit_stage1 | aunit_stage2 | salu | write_back |
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bunit_stage1 | bunit_stage2 | balu/salu | write_back |
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cunit_stage1 | cunit_stage2 | FPU | write_back |
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munit_stage1 | munit_stage2 | CACHE | write_back |
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--Rigo Dicochea 09:47, 30 March 2009 (PDT)