Conversion from packed floating point data to packed 8-bit integer data in different architectural registers
US6263426A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3013
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and instruction for converting a number from a floating point format to an integer format are described. Numbers are stored in the floating point format in a register of a first set of architectural registers in a packed format. At least one of the numbers in the floating point format is converted to at least one 8-bit number in the integer format. The 8-bit number in the integer format is placed in a register of a second set of architectural registers in the packed format.
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