A digital data processor includes an instruction memory storing instructions specifying a data processing operation and a data operand field, an instruction decoder coupled to the instruction memory for recalling instructions from the instruction memory and determining the operation and the data operand, and an operational unit coupled to a data register file and to an instruction decoder to perform a data processing operation upon an operand corresponding to an instruction decoded by the instruction decoder and storing results of the data processing operation. The operational unit is configured to perform a table write in response to a look up table initialization instruction by duplicating at least one data element from a source data register to create duplicated data elements, and writing the duplicated data elements to a specified location in a specified number of at least one table and a corresponding location in at least one other table.

A processor includes a plurality of execution units. At least one of the execution units is configured to repeatedly execute a first instruction based on a first field of the first instruction indicating that the first instruction is to be iteratively executed.

A processor of an aspect is to perform a Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD) instruction. The SIMD instruction is to indicate a source register storing input data to be processed by a round of AES and is to indicate a source of a round key to be used for the round of AES. The processor is to perform the SIMD instruction to perform the round of AES on the input data using the round key and store a result of the round of AES in a destination. In one aspect, the SIMD instruction is to provide a parameter to specify whether or not a round of AES to be performed is a last round. Other instructions, processors, methods, and systems are described.

Techniques for encrypting data using a key generated by a physical unclonable function (PUF) are described. An apparatus according to the present disclosure may include decoder circuitry to decode an instruction and generate a decoded instruction. The decoded instruction includes operands and an opcode. The opcode indicates that execution circuitry is to encrypt data using a key generated by a PUF. The apparatus may further include execution circuitry to execute the decoded instruction according to the opcode to encrypt the data to generate encrypted data using the key generated by the PUF.

The present disclosure provides a computation device and method. The device may include an input module configured to acquire input data; a model generation module configured to construct an offline model according to an input network structure and weight data; a neural network operation module configured to generate a computation instruction based on the offline model and cache the computation instruction, and compute the data to be processed based on the computation instruction to obtain a computation result; and an output module configured to output a computation result. The device and method may avoid the overhead caused by running an entire software architecture, which is a problem in a traditional method.

Techniques for encrypting data using a key generated by a physical unclonable function (PUF) are described. An apparatus according to the present disclosure may include decoder circuitry to decode an instruction and generate a decoded instruction. The decoded instruction includes operands and an opcode. The opcode indicates that execution circuitry is to encrypt data using a key generated by a PUF. The apparatus may further include execution circuitry to execute the decoded instruction according to the opcode to encrypt the data to generate encrypted data using the key generated by the PUF.

A processor includes an instruction decoder to receive a first instruction to process a secure hash algorithm 2 (SHA-2) hash algorithm, the first instruction having a first operand associated with a first storage location to store a SHA-2 state and a second operand associated with a second storage location to store a plurality of messages and round constants. The processor further includes an execution unit coupled to the instruction decoder to perform one or more iterations of the SHA-2 hash algorithm on the SHA-2 state specified by the first operand and the plurality of messages and round constants specified by the second operand, in response to the first instruction.

An apparatus to facilitate a fused instruction to accelerate performance of secure hash algorithm 2 (SHA-2) in a graphics environment is disclosed. The apparatus includes a processor comprising processing resources, the processing resources comprising execution circuitry to receive a fused SHA instruction identifying a length corresponding to a data size of the fused SHA instruction and a functional control identifying an operation type of the fused SHA instruction; based on decoding the fused SHA instruction, cause a sub-function identified by the length and the function control to be scheduled to an integer pipeline of the execution resource; and execute the sub-function of the fused SHA instruction in an integer pipeline of the execution circuitry, the sub-function to perform merged operations on a source operand of the fused SHA instruction, the merged operations comprising a rotate operation, a shift operation, and an xor operation.

The present disclosure relates to a processing device including a memory configured to store data to be computed; a computational circuit configured to compute the data to be computed, which includes performing acceleration computations on the data to be computed by using an adder circuit and a multiplier circuit; and a control circuit configured to control the memory and the computational circuit, which includes performing acceleration computations according to the data to be computed. The present disclosure may have high flexibility, good configurability, fast computational speed, low power consumption, and other features.

System and method for providing trusted execution environments uses a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) device of a computer system to receive and process commands to create and manage a trusted execution environment for a software process running in the computer system. The trusted execution environment created in the PCI device is then used to execute operations for the software process.