12.1. The Diamond 545CK DSP Core’s Instruction Format
The Diamond 545CK DSP has several ISA extensions to the base Xtensa architecture that enhance DSP performance. These additions include a 16-entry, 160-bit vector register file, a vector DSP ALU with 20-bit precision per vector, eight 18×18-bit multiplier/accumulator (MAC) units, special-purpose function units for bit packing and unpacking and Viterbi decoding, a second load/store unit required for XY memory operations, and 32-bit input- and output-queue interfaces for high-speed I/O. These extensions were developed in conjunction with Berkeley Design Technology, Inc (BDTI), a firm that specializes in analyzing and benchmarking DSPs. The extensions improve the performance of a wide range of ...
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