Multiple Tasks (PC's) in a Processor

    DATAFLOW
    BOX

    Multiple
    Instruction
    Streams

  • Keep state of multiple tasks in CPU

  • Mix instructions from all tasks in single “dataflow box”

  • Scheduler selects “ready” instructions from any task.

  • Zero task switch time

  • Multiplies instruction level concurrency

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