Vector processor utilizing massively fused operations

A system on a chip (SoC), comprising:

• a plurality of vector registers;
• and
• a plurality of vector processing units, each one of the plurality of vector processing units comprising:
• a buffer configured to store a set of vector data samples that are retrieved from at least one vector register;
• and
• vector processing circuitry configured to perform, in response to receiving a fused vector processor instruction having a plurality of fields, a plurality of vector processing operations on the set of vector data samples read from the buffer,
• wherein the vector processing instruction is received during a single clock cycle, and
• wherein at least one respective one of the plurality of fields is associated with an individual vector processor instruction, the vector processing circuitry being configured to perform the plurality of vector processing operations in accordance with each of the individual vector processor instructions.

A wireless device, comprising:

• a transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit and receive data;
• a plurality of vector registers;
• and
• a plurality of vector processing units, each one of the plurality of vector processing units comprising:
• a buffer configured to store a set of vector data samples that are retrieved from at least one vector register;
• and
• vector processing circuitry configured to perform, in response to receiving a fused vector processor instruction having a plurality of fields, a plurality of vector processing operations on the set of vector data samples read from the buffer,
• wherein the vector processing instruction is received during a single clock cycle,
• wherein at least one respective one of the plurality of fields is associated with an individual vector processor instruction, the vector processing circuitry being configured to perform the plurality of vector processing operations in accordance with each of the individual vector processor instructions, and
• wherein the plurality of vector processing operations are digital signal processing operations performed in accordance with data wirelessly transmitted or received via the transceiver.