Apparatus and method for supporting multi-modes of processor

An apparatus and method for supporting a multi-mode. The apparatus for supporting a multi-mode may include an instruction distributor configured to select, according to a current execution mode, at least one instruction from among a plurality of received instructions that each include an operand and...

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Main Authors CHO, YEON-GON, RYU, SOO-JUNG, CHUNG, MOO-KYOUNG
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 07.01.2015
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:An apparatus and method for supporting a multi-mode. The apparatus for supporting a multi-mode may include an instruction distributor configured to select, according to a current execution mode, at least one instruction from among a plurality of received instructions that each include an operand and an opcode, and transfer the opcode included in each of at least one selected instruction to the plurality of functional units; an operand switch controller configured to generate, based on the operand included in each of the selected at least one instruction, switch configuration information for routing in order to execute the selected at least one instruction; and an operand switch configured to route, based on the switch configuration information, a functional unit output or a register file output to either a functional unit input or a register file input.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20140165438