Method and system for performing digital signal processing operations in a computer system
OwnerKimming So, Henry Li +2inventors
InventorsKimming So, Henry Li, Jason Leonard, Baobinh Truong
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Abstract
A method and system for performing digital signal processing operations in a computer system are disclosed. Digital Signal Processing operations such as multiply and add (MADD) or multiply and subtract (MSUB) can be performed by general-purpose microprocessors. The DSP operations are directed to n-bit operands that are in m-bit registers. The register size (m) may be a multiple of the operand size (n). For example, the DSP operations may utilize 32-bit registers with 16-bit or 8-bit operands, or the DSP operations may utilize 64-bit registers with 32-bit, 16-bit, or 8-bit operands.
Claims17
A method for performing a digital signal processing operation, wherein the method comprises:
- loading a first operand into a first location of a first register;
- loading a second operand into a second location of a second register;
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- multiplying the first register by the second register to produce a product.
A system for performing a digital signal processing operation:
- a first register for storing a first operand, wherein the first operand occupies a first location in the first register;
- a second register for storing a second operand, wherein the second operand occupies a second location in the second register;
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- a multiplier for multiplying the first register by the second register to produce a product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.