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Instruction and logic for processing text strings

US9063720B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 20, 2011
Grant dateJun 23, 2015
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Expiry dateMar 19, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2212/452
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Instruction, method, apparatus, and processing systems for performing a string comparison operation. An apparatus includes execution resources to execute a single-instruction-multiple-data (SIMD) comparison instruction. In response to the SIMD comparison instruction, said execution resources store a result of a comparison between each data element of a first and second operand corresponding to a first and second text string, respectively.

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