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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Ott, Pleasenton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sun Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/315 ; G06F 9/305 ; G06F 1/340 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/315 ; G06F 9/305 ; G06F 1/340 ;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a apparatus and method for packing a 16-bit number into an 8-bit result byte. The method and apparatus utilize a parallel processing right shift circuit and a filter to obtain desired results. The parallel processes are comprised of a plurality of multiplexers capable of discretely analyzing smaller groups of bits. In this manner, higher throughput may be obtained than previously known.