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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1996
Alexander D Peleg, Haifa, IL;
Millind Mittal, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Larry M Mennemeier, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Benny Eitan, Haifa, IL;
Carole Dulong, Saratoga, CA (US);
Eiichi Kowashi, Ryugasaki, JP;
Wolf Witt, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Derrick Chu Lin, Foster City, CA (US);
Ahmet Bindal, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A processor having a first and second storage having a first and second packed data, respectively. Each packed data includes a first, second, third, and fourth data element. A multiply-add circuit is coupled to the first and second storage areas. The multiply-add circuit includes a first, second, third, and fourth multiplier, wherein each of the multipliers receives a corresponding set of said data elements. The multiply-add circuit further includes a first adder coupled to the first and second multipliers, and second adder coupled to the third and fourth multipliers. A third storage area is coupled to the adders. The third storage area includes a first and second field for saving output of the first and second adders, respectively, as first and second data elements of a third packed data.