MEMORY COMMAND HANDLER FOR USE IN AN IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR HAVING A DATA DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE

摘要

DISCLOSED IS AN IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR (104, 200) FOR USE IN AN IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM. THE IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR (104) INCLUDES A LOCAL MEMORY (402) TO STORE DATA AND A MEMORY COMMAND HANDLER (220, 400) HAVING A PLURALITY OF MEMORY ADDRESS GENERATORS (404). EACH MEMORY ADDRESS GENERATOR GENERATES A MEMORY ADDRESS TO THE LOCAL MEMORY (402) AND INTERPRETS A COMMAND TO PERFORM AN OPERATION ON THE DATA OF THE LOCAL MEMORY (402) LOCATED AT THE MEMORY ADDRESS TO AID IN IMAGE PROCESSING TASKS.