Method and apparatus for decoding instruction sequences

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for decoding a sequence of at least two instructions of a data processing program into a sequence of code words used to control a data path, wherein an invariant code word portion which does not change in said sequence of code words is separate...

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Main Author AUGUSTEIJN ALEXANDER,LEIJTEN-NOWAK KATARZYNA,DE OLIVEIRA KASTRUP PEREIRA BE
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 04.07.2007
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for decoding a sequence of at least two instructions of a data processing program into a sequence of code words used to control a data path, wherein an invariant code word portion which does not change in said sequence of code words is separately generated and used to configure a part of the data path to be fixed during the sequence of code words. Thereby, the necessary micro code memory size can be reduced and power consumption can be decreased.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN20038011413