CPU with integrated multiply/accumulate unit

摘要

An integrated circuit (IC) processor architecture is disclosed that implements hardware, signal processing (DSP) functions with less digital improved speed and a more efficient layout. The resources of the central processing unit (CPU) are used in conjunction with an integrated multiply/accumulate unit to perform DSP operations. Internal registers of the CPU are used to store pointers which reference a circular sample buffer. The CPU thus manages the selection and transfer of coefficients from the sample buffer to the multiply/accumulate unit, thereby allowing a minimum amount of lower speed hardware to be used for the multiply/accumulate unit and permitting DSP operations to be performed in parallel with CPU operations.