Computer processor with address register file
US10514915B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2212/684
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer processor with an address register file is disclosed. The computer processor may include a memory. The computer processor may further include a general purpose register file comprising at least one general purpose register. The computer processor may further include an address register file comprising at least one address register. The computer processor may further include having access to the memory, the general purpose register file, and the address register file. The processing logic may execute a memory access instruction that accesses one or more memory locations in the memory at one or more corresponding addresses computed by retrieving the value of an address register of the at least one register of the address register file specified in the instruction and adding a displacement value encoded in the instruction.
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