Emulation of an instruction set on an instruction set architecture transition
US6163764A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/45504
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for emulating an instruction on a processor. The instruction operates on an operand in a first data format and the processor operates in a second data format. The operand is converted from the first data format to the second data format. The processor then executes the instruction in the second data format to generate a result in the second data format. The result is converted from the second data format to the first data format.
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