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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka-fu, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/30 ;
Abstract
In a data processing apparatus, a decoding unit decodes instructions. A calculator operates N-bit data in accordance with the decoded results. A flag storage unit stores a plurality of flag groups which are changed in correspondence to data having different widths, based on the operated results. Selectors select a predetermined flag group in accordance with the direction of a conditional branch instruction. A branch judging unit judges whether a branch is taken or not by referring to the selected flag group.