Method for performing multiply-add operations on packed data
US6385634B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 7, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2207/3828
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for including in a processor instructions for performing multiply-add operations on packed data. In one embodiment, a processor is coupled to a memory. The memory has stored therein a first packed data and a second packed data. The processor performs operations on data elements in said first packed data and said second packed data to generate a third packed data in response to receiving an instruction. At least two of the data elements in this third packed data storing the result of performing multiply-add operations on data elements in the first and second packed data.
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