Patent attributes
Embodiments are directed to a processor having a functional slice architecture. The processor is divided into tiles (or functional units) organized into a plurality of functional slices. The functional slices are configured to perform specific operations within the processor, which includes memory slices for storing operand data and arithmetic logic slices for performing operations on received operand data (e.g., vector processing, matrix manipulation). The processor includes a plurality of functional slices of a module type, each functional slice having a plurality of tiles. The processor further includes a plurality of data transport lanes for transporting data in a direction indicated in a corresponding instruction. The processor also includes a plurality of instruction queues, each instruction queue associated with a corresponding functional slice of the plurality of functional slices, wherein the instructions in the instruction queues comprise a functional slice specific operation code.
