N-wide add-compare-select instruction
US7454601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 28, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/30094
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for providing an N-wide add-compare-select instruction includes decoding an instruction as an N-wide add-compare-select instruction and selecting a plurality of branch metrics. The method also includes combining the plurality of branch metrics with a plurality of source operands and outputting a pair of maximum values.
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