Apparatus and method for accessing registers in a processor
US7024544B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3824
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to an apparatus and method for accessing registers within a processor. In accordance with one embodiment, an apparatus and method are provided for a processor in which at least two separate indicia (such as register select lines, register bank identifiers, processor mode identifiers, etc.) are utilized to uniquely identify and access a processor register. In accordance with this embodiment, bit lines of the separate indicia are encoded into a single, mapped set of signal lines, and these encoded signal lines are used to access the register.
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