3 results about "Programming constructs" patented technology

The application discloses a self-loading storage structure suitable for a nonvolatile storage unit and belongs to the field of integrated circuits, comprising a programming structure, a loading structure, a reset structure and a readout structure. The programming structure is used for storing configuration data into the nonvolatile storage unit through a programming channel; the loading structure is used for loading the data stored in the programming structure; the reset structure is used for resetting the loading structure before loading; and the readout structure is used for reading out the data in the loading structure. Compared with a traditional SRAM type FPGA, the self-loading storage structure does not need to read data from an external configuration memory for running at power-on, has a faster starting speed and has higher flexibility.

Automated version history support for data entities is disclosed. A versioned query programming construct is provided that allows a developer to access a prior version of the data entity. A compiler is disclosed which automatically generates code to create and maintain version history for data entities at runtime. The version history is then available at runtime to service a query for a prior version, such as from query instructions compiled from the versioned query construct. A versioned data entity access instruction, used to access a prior version of the data entity, includes a data entity access construct modified by a versioned reference construct having a version reference. The version reference may be a time, a version number, or an event.

One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for performing nested kernel execution within a parallel processing subsystem. The technique involves enabling a parent thread to launch a nested child grid on the parallel processing subsystem, and enabling the parent thread to perform a thread synchronization barrier on the child grid for proper execution semantics between the parent thread and the child grid. This technique advantageously enables the parallel processing subsystem to perform a richer set of programming constructs, such as conditionally executed and nested operations and externally defined library functions without the additional complexity of CPU involvement.