WO2000070446A3 - Method and apparatus for loose register encoding within a pipelined processor - Google Patents

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WO2000070446A3
WO2000070446A3 PCT/US2000/013198 US0013198W WO0070446A3 WO 2000070446 A3 WO2000070446 A3 WO 2000070446A3 US 0013198 W US0013198 W US 0013198W WO 0070446 A3 WO0070446 A3 WO 0070446A3
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Carl Graham
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    • G06F9/30098—Register arrangements
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    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/30145—Instruction analysis, e.g. decoding, instruction word fields
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    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/30145—Instruction analysis, e.g. decoding, instruction word fields
    • G06F9/30156—Special purpose encoding of instructions, e.g. Gray coding
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    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/30145—Instruction analysis, e.g. decoding, instruction word fields
    • G06F9/3016—Decoding the operand specifier, e.g. specifier format
    • G06F9/30167—Decoding the operand specifier, e.g. specifier format of immediate specifier, e.g. constants
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    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
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Abstract

An improved method and apparatus for implementing instructions in a pipelined central processing unit (CPU) or user-customizable microprocessor. In a first aspect of the invention, an improved method of 'loosely' encoding register numbers to indicate register immediate data operand usage is disclosed. One embodiment comprises instruction words having multi-bit data fields defined therein which encode various types of immediate operands. Such multi-bit field definitions provide the programmer with additional flexibility in performing a variety of operations, including non-commutative operations. A method of synthesizing a processor design incorporating the aforementioned 'loose' register encoding is also disclosed. Exemplary gate logic synthesized using the aforementioned method, and a computer program and system capable of implementing these methods are further disclosed.
PCT/US2000/013198 1999-05-13 2000-05-12 Method and apparatus for loose register encoding within a pipelined processor WO2000070446A2 (en)

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US09/418,663 US6862563B1 (en) 1998-10-14 1999-10-14 Method and apparatus for managing the configuration and functionality of a semiconductor design
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