System and method for dynamically designing and evaluating configurable processor instructions
US6701515B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In selecting and building a processor configuration, a user creates a new set of user-defined instructions, places them in a file directory, and invokes a tool that processes the user instructions and transforms them into a form usable by the software development tools. The user then invokes the software development tools, telling the tools to dynamically use the instructions created in the new directory. In this way, the user may customize a processor configuration by adding new instructions and within minutes, be able to evaluate that feature. The user is able to keep multiple sets of potential instructions and easily switch between them when evaluating their application.
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