Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vector operands with component representing different significance portions
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Application No.: US14582968Application Date: 2014-12-24
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Publication No.: US09766858B2Publication Date: 2017-09-19
- Inventor: David Raymond Lutz , Neil Burgess , Christopher Neal Hinds
- Applicant: ARM Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Cambridge
- Assignee: ARM Limited
- Current Assignee: ARM Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Cambridge
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F9/30
- IPC: G06F9/30 ; G06F7/48 ; G06F9/38 ; G06F11/34 ; G06F11/36 ; G06F7/38 ; G06F17/16 ; G06F5/01 ; G06F7/483 ; G06F7/499 ; H03M7/12 ; H03M7/24 ; G06F7/507 ; G06F7/49 ; G06F7/50 ; G06F7/12 ; G06F7/24 ; G06F7/506
Abstract:
A data processing system supports vector operands with components representing different bit significance portions of an integer number. Processing circuitry performs a processing operation specified by a program instruction in dependence upon a number of components comprising the vector as specified by metadata for the vector.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160124746A1 VECTOR OPERANDS WITH COMPONENT REPRESENTING DIFFERENT SIGNIFICANCE PORTIONS Public/Granted day:2016-05-05
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