Data processing: software development – installation – and managem – Software program development tool – Translation of code
Reexamination Certificate
2006-07-11
2006-07-11
Zhen, Wei Y. (Department: 2191)
Data processing: software development, installation, and managem
Software program development tool
Translation of code
C713S320000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07076775
ABSTRACT:
Methods of reducing the power consumption of a microprocessor system, comprising a microprocessor and memory connected by a bus, are provided which involve optimising a program stored in the memory by rescheduling after linking, swapping equivalent instructions, or swapping the operands of commutative operations.
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