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US 2007/0169179 A1Published application
Tightly coupled scalar and boolean processor
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorCharles Narad
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus relating to a tightly coupled scalar and Boolean processor are described. In an embodiment, a Boolean unit may include a result vector subunit. The result vector subunit may be controlled by an instruction flow that is managed by a scalar unit. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
Claims21
An apparatus comprising:
- a scalar unit;
- a Boolean unit, the Boolean unit comprising a result vector subunit, wherein the result vector subunit is controlled by an instruction flow managed by the scalar unit;
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- a communication facility to couple the scalar and Boolean units.
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