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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1996
Derrick C Lin, Foster City, CA (US);
Mehrdad Mohebbi, San Jose, CA (US);
Kay K Huang, San Jose, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing saturation instructions in a computer system. A first logic device is coupled to receive at least one carry signal and generate an output signal in response to the carry signal. A second logic device is coupled to the first logic device. The second logic device is capable of selecting between a first plurality of input signals to generate an output signal. The output signal from the second logic device represents the result of the saturation instruction. A third logic device is coupled to the second logic device. The third logic device is coupled to receive a second plurality of input signals and generates an output signal. The second plurality of input signals include limit values corresponding to particular data formats.