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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2010
Michael J. Mantor, Orlando, FL (US);
Jeffrey T. Brady, Orlando, FL (US);
Christopher L. Spencer, Oviedo, FL (US);
Daniel W. Wong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Andrew E. Gruber, Arlington, MA (US);
Michael J. Mantor, Orlando, FL (US);
Jeffrey T. Brady, Orlando, FL (US);
Christopher L. Spencer, Oviedo, FL (US);
Daniel W. Wong, Cupertino, CA (US);
Andrew E. Gruber, Arlington, MA (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
ATI Technologies ULC, Markham, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a processing unit configured to process video data, and applications thereof. In an embodiment, the processing unit includes a buffer and an execution unit. The buffer is configured to store a data word, wherein the data word comprises a plurality of bytes of video data. The execution unit is configured to execute a single instruction to (i) shift bytes of video data contained in the data word to align a desired byte of video data and (ii) process the desired byte of the video data to provide processed video data.