Patents
US 9189412 B2: Apparatus and method for operating a processor with an operation cache
- Granted
- 2015-11-17
- Filed
- 2013-03-07 application 13789443
- Type
- Utility · 5 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A processor includes a computation engine to produce a computed value for a set of operands. A cache stores the set of operands and the computed value. The cache is configured to selectively identify a match and a miss for a new set of operands. In the event of a match the computed value is supplied by the cache and a computation engine operation is aborted. In the event of a miss a new computed value for the new set of operands is computed by the computation engine and is stored in the cache.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg151117.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIPS Technologies, Inc. 81 patents | US company or organization | Sunnyvale, CA | MIPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranganathan Sudhakar | Santa Clara, CA | 13 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F12/0875 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-29 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | CAPITAL FINANCE ADMINISTRATION, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2022-12-29 | MIPS TECH, LLC SAN JOSE, CA WAVE COMPUTING INC. SAN JOSE, CA | 62251/251 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-06-14 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | WAVE COMPUTING LIQUIDATING TRUST signed 2021-06-11 | MIPS TECH, INC. SAN JOSE, CA HELLOSOFT, INC. SAN JOSE, CA WAVE COMPUTING (UK) LIMITED SAN JOSE, CA IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SAN JOSE, CA CAUSTIC GRAPHICS, INC. SAN JOSE, CA MIPS TECH, LLC SAN JOSE, CA WAVE COMPUTING, INC. SAN JOSE, CA | 56589/606 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-06-14 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | MIPS TECH, LLC signed 2021-06-11 WAVE COMPUTING, INC. signed 2021-06-11 | CAPITAL FINANCE ADMINISTRATION, LLC CHICAGO, IL | 56558/903 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-02-26 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | WAVE COMPUTING, INC. signed 2021-02-26 MIPS TECH, LLC signed 2021-02-26 MIPS TECH, INC. signed 2021-02-26 HELLOSOFT, INC. signed 2021-02-26 WAVE COMPUTING (UK) LIMITED signed 2021-02-26 IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2021-02-26 CAUSTIC GRAPHICS, INC. signed 2021-02-26 | WAVE COMPUTING LIQUIDATING TRUST PACIFIC PALISADES, CA | 55429/532 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2018-08-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MIPS TECH LIMITED signed 2018-02-16 | MIPS TECH, LLC SANTA CLARA, CA | 46589/726 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-08-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HELLOSOFT LIMITED signed 2017-11-08 | MIPS TECH LIMITED KINGS LANGLEY | 46589/282 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-08-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED signed 2017-10-06 | HELLOSOFT LIMITED KINGS LANGLEY | 46588/985 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-04-20 | Name change Change of name | MIPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. signed 2014-03-10 | IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC SANTA CLARA, CA | 42301/84 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-03-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SUDHAKAR, RANGANATHAN signed 2013-03-04 | MIPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SUNNYVALE, CA | 29946/923 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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