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Method and apparatus for utilizing condensed instructions

US5636352A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 1994
Grant dateJun 3, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 16, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/30145
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for executing a condensed instruction stream by a processor including receiving an instruction including an instruction identifier and multiple of instruction synonyms within the instruction, generating at least one full width instruction for each instruction synonym, and executing by the processor the generated full width instructions.

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