Data access and permute unit
US7933405B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/30043
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
According to embodiments of the invention, there is disclosed a data processing unit, a method of operating the same, computer program product and an instruction. In one embodiment according to the invention, there is provided a data processing unit for a computer processor, the data processing unit comprising a deep register access mechanism capable of performing a permutation operation on at least one data operand accessed from a register file of the computer processor, the permutation operation being performed in series with (i) register access for the data operand and (ii) execution of a data processing operation on the operand.
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