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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Eric Sprangle, Austin, TX (US);
Robert D. Cavin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Anwar Rohillah, San Diego, CA (US);
Douglas M. Carmean, Beaverton, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer processor includes a decoder for decoding machine instructions and an execution unit for executing those instructions. The decoder and the execution unit are capable of decoding and executing vector instructions that include one or more format conversion indicators. For instance, the processor may be capable of executing a vector-load-convert-and-write (VLoadConWr) instruction that provides for loading data from memory to a vector register. The VLoadConWr instruction may include a format conversion indicator to indicate that the data from memory should be converted from a first format to a second format before the data is loaded into the vector register. Other embodiments are described and claimed.