Method of operation for a computing system

A method of operation for a computing system, the method comprising, while operating the computing system in a first mode associated with a first mode word length, the first mode word length equal to W bits:

• receiving a vector request indicative of a memory address A, expressed in bytes, within a scratchpad of the computing system, wherein:
• the scratchpad comprises a scratchpad memory;
• the scratchpad memory defines a plurality of memory rows that partition the scratchpad memory;
• each memory row 0f the plurality has a memory capacity, expressed in bytes, of N=KW/8 for a positive integer K, wherein N has a prime factor greater than 2;
• and
• each memory row 0f the plurality stores a respective set of K words, wherein each word of the respective set has a bit width of W;
• based on the memory address:
• determining an initial memory row 0f the scratchpad memory by performing an integer division Q=A/N, wherein the initial memory row has an index of Q;
• determining an initial word position within the initial memory row;
• and
• selecting a vector of K contiguous word positions from the scratchpad memory, the vector comprising:
• the initial word position;
• and
• at least one word position located in a subsequent memory row 0f the scratchpad memory, the subsequent memory row having an index of Q+1;
• and
• based on the vector request and the vector, performing a memory operation between the scratchpad memory and a register file of the computing system, the register file communicatively coupled to the scratchpad, wherein performing the memory operation comprises at least one of:
• reading the vector from the scratchpad memory;
• or
• writing to the vector within the scratchpad memory.