Unified floating point and integer datapath for a RISC processor
US5450607A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 17, 1993 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 17, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3885
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A 64-bit wide unified integer and floating-point datapath for a RISC processor. The unified datapath allows for the sharing of some of the major hardware resources within the integer and floating-point execution units, as well as simplifying a large portion of the peripheral circuitry. The unified datapath results in a more efficient use of the hardware with reduced average power dissipation and area, without compromising the major performance advantages of RISC processors.
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