Texas Instruments TMS320C3x - Manual (Page 42)

Central Processing Unit (CPU)
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2.2 Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The ’C3x devices (’C30, ’C31, and ’C32) have a register-based CPU architec-
ture. The CPU consists of the following components:
- Floating-point/integer multiplier
- Arithmetic logic unit (ALU)
- 32-bit barrel shifter
- Internal buses (CPU1/CPU2 and REG1/REG2)
- Auxiliary register arithmetic units (ARAUs)
- CPU register file
Figure 2–4 shows a diagram of the various CPU components.