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A microprocessor for signal processing, the RSP

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Abraham PeledAuthors Info & Claims

IBM Journal of Research and Development, Volume 26, Issue 4

Pages 413 - 423

https://doi.org/10.1147/rd.264.0413

Published: 01 July 1982 Publication History

Abstract

Signal processing is a data processing domain that contains a diversity of applications, including speech processing, image processing, radar, sonar, medical imaging, data communications, seismic processing, and many others. Despite the diversity of the applications, this processing domain has a very structured set of characteristics. These include real-time operation, dominance of arithmetic operations, and well-structured data flows. The Real-Time Signal Processor (RSP) is a microprocessor architecture that was created to exploit these characteristics in order to provide an expeditious and economical way to implement signal processing applications. In this paper, the organization and architecture of the RSP are described. Features of the RSP, such as the instruction pipeline and the fractional fixed-point arithmetic, which exploit the characteristics of signal processing to provide additional computational power, are emphasized. Other features, such as the powerful indexing, the saturation arithmetic, the guard bits, and the double-word-width accumulator, which add much to the processor's versatility and programmability, are also highlighted. The performance of the RSP is illustrated through examples.

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IBM Journal of Research and Development Volume 26, Issue 4

July 1982

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Published: 01 July 1982

Revised: 26 January 1982

Received: 19 August 1981

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Schulte MBalzola PAkkas ABrocato R(2000)Integer Multiplication with Overflow Detection or SaturationIEEE Transactions on Computers10.1109/12.86303849:7(681-691)Online publication date: 1-Jul-2000
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1109/12.863038
Ungerboeck GMaiwald DKaeser HChevillat PBeraud J(1985)Architecture of a digital signal processorIBM Journal of Research and Development10.1147/rd.292.013229:2(132-139)Online publication date: 1-Mar-1985
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1147/rd.292.0132
Davies KRis F(1982)Real-time signal processor software supportIBM Journal of Research and Development10.1147/rd.264.043126:4(431-439)Online publication date: 1-Jul-1982
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1147/rd.264.0431
Cooley J(1982)Rectangular transforms for digital convolution on the research signal processorIBM Journal of Research and Development10.1147/rd.264.042426:4(424-430)Online publication date: 1-Jul-1982
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1147/rd.264.0424

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