US Patent 7882312 State engine for data processor

Patent 7882312 was granted and assigned to Rambus on February, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Rambus

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7882312

Date of Patent

February 1, 2011

Patent Application Number

10534430

Date Filed

November 11, 2003

Patent Primary Examiner

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Yong Choe

Patent abstract

A state engine receives multiple requests from a parallel processor for a shared state. The state engine includes at least one state element and the at least one state element is adapted to operate, atomically, on the shared state in response to a request made by the parallel processor. The request includes at least a command directing the at least one state element on how to perform an operation on the shared state. The state engine also includes a memory connected to the at least one state element and configured to store the shared state.