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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2003
Alexander Tessarolo, Sydney, AU;
Karthikeyan Rajan Madathil, Bangalore, IN;
G. Subash Chandar, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Alexander Tessarolo, Sydney, AU;
Karthikeyan Rajan Madathil, Bangalore, IN;
G. Subash Chandar, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a processor in a variable bit-length environment by performing a maximum limit function and minimum limit function. The method comprises accessing a most significant portion of a first number in a first register, wherein the most significant portion of the first number includes a first value. The method also includes accessing a most significant portion of a second number that includes a maximum/minimum limit, wherein the most significant portion of the second number includes a second value. The method includes changing the most significant portion of the first number to match the most significant portion of the second number if the first value is greater/less than the second value and storing the most significant portion of the first number in the first register.