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VelociTI Definitions

Fetch Packet: 8 32-bit instr (256 bits)

VLIW: Very Long Instr Word (256 bits)

EP: Execute Packet (group of || instr)

Instruction: 32-bit opcode

VelociTI: TI’s VLIW Architecture w/EPs

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So quickly reviewing the definitions, a fetch packet is eight 32-bit instructions. The VLIW is very long instruction word. EP, or execute packet, is a group of parallel instructions. Each instruction contains a 32-bit op code, and VelociTI is TI's VLIW architecture with execute packets.