Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing – Byte-word rearranging – bit-field insertion or extraction,...
Patent
1996-05-14
2000-11-07
Coulter, Kenneth R.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing
Byte-word rearranging, bit-field insertion or extraction,...
G06F 700
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active
061450774
ABSTRACT:
A computer and a method of operating a computer is disclosed which allow manipulation of data values in the context of the execution of so-called "packed instructions". Packed instructions are carried out on packed operands. A packed operand comprises a data string consisting of a plurality of sub-strings, each defining a particular data value or object. The invention relates to a restructuring instruction which allows objects to be reorganized within a data string thereby minimizing loading and storing operations to memory.
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Barnaby Catherine Louise
Sidwell Nathan Mackenzie
Coulter Kenneth R.
Galanthay Theodore E.
Morris James H.
SGS-Thomson Microelectronics Limited
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