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Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014

Filed:

Mar. 21, 2014
Applicant:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Inventors:

Lutz Naethke, Braunschweig, DE;

Axel Borkowski, Braunschweig, DE;

Bert Bretschneider, Braunschweig, DE;

Kyriakos A. Stavrou, Barcelona, ES;

Rainer Theuer, Sehnde, DE;

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/04 (2006.01); G06F 12/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/08 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/0875 (2013.01); G06F 12/0607 (2013.01); G06F 12/00 (2013.01); G06F 12/04 (2013.01); G06F 15/7857 (2013.01);
Abstract

Method, process, and apparatus to efficiently store, read, and/or process portions of word data. A portion of a data word, which includes multiple portions, may be read by a computer processor. The processor may read a first portion of the data word from a first memory. The processor may read a second portion of the data word from a second portion of memory. The second portion may include bits which are less critical than the bits of the first portion. The second memory may be distinct from the first memory based on one or more physical attributes.


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