Method and apparatus for a special purpose arithmetic boolean unit
US5175862A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 11, 1990 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F17/16
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A special purpose arithmetic boolean unit is capable of performing extremely parallel bit-level boolean operations, particularly bit matrix manipulations. The special purpose arithmetic boolean unit is especially adapted for use in traditional vector processors, thereby enabling a vector processor to effectively solve extremely parallel MIMD or SIMD boolean problems without requiring an array processor or massively parallel supercomputer.
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