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Nvidia patents method to make software run on different chip types

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Patent drawing from the official filing.

Nvidia describes a way for a compiler to create a single software file that works across various processors. The system limits the code instructions to a specific set that is known to work on a chosen group of chips, ensuring the software runs correctly on all of them.

Why it mattersThis could make it easier for developers to write programs that work on many different Nvidia graphics cards without needing separate versions for each model.

In the filing’s own words

Apparatuses, systems, and techniques for generating a binary to be deployed to multiple processors. In at least one embodiment, a compiler is to generate a binary file comprising instructions to be performed on one or more processors, wherein the instructions included in the binary file are generated from a set of intermediate representation instructions limited to those having compatibility with a classification of processors indicated to the compiler.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A processor, comprising: circuitry to cause a compiler to generate a binary file comprising instructions to be performed on one or more processors, wherein the instructions included in the binary file are generated from a set of intermediate representation instructions limited to those having compatibility with a classification of processors indicated to the compiler.

Facts

Company
Nvidia (NVIDIA Corporation)
Official title
INSTRUCTION PORTABILITY WITHIN A PROCESSOR FAMILY
Publication number
US20260299911A1
Application number
19097416
Filed
Apr 1, 2025
Published
Oct 1, 2026
Inventors
9
Claims
20

Classified under

G06F 8/52 Physics & computing
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