Execution unit for performing shuffle and other operations
US7761694B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/30036
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for receiving first and second data operands in a common execution unit and manipulating the operands responsive to an instruction to generate an output according to local control signals of a local controller of the execution unit. Various instruction types such as shuffle and shift operations may be performed in the common execution unit in a single cycle. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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