Unaligned memory operands
US6721866B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/30043
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of obtaining an operand from a memory device includes reading a first operand from a first location in a memory device, the first operand including part of the operand specified by an instruction, shifting the first operand by a first shift amount, reading a second data operand from the memory device, the second operand having part of the operand specified by the instruction, shifting the second operand by a second shift amount, and combining the first shifted data entry and the second shifted data entry to produce an aligned operand, wherein shifting the first operand and shifting the second operand is performed by a shifter also used for floating point functions.
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