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Patent No.:

US 7051168 B1

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Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006

Filed:

Aug. 28, 2001
Applicants:

Michael K. Gschwind, Yorktown, NY (US);

Martin E. Hopkins, Chappaqua, NY (US);

H. Peter Hofstee, Austin, TX (US);

Inventors:

Michael K. Gschwind, Yorktown, NY (US);

Martin E. Hopkins, Chappaqua, NY (US);

H. Peter Hofstee, Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

There is provided a method for aligning and inserting data elements into a memory based upon an instruction sequence consisting of one or more alignment instructions and a single store instruction. Given a data item that includes a data element to be stored, the method includes the step of aligning the data element in another memory with respect to a predetermined position in the memory, in response to the one or more alignment instructions. A mask is dynamically generated to enable writing of memory bit lines that correspond to the aligned data element. The memory bit lines are written to the memory under a control of the mask. The generating and writing steps are performed in response to the single store instruction.


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