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Parallel mask decoder and method for generating said mask
Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices Inc
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Filing: 1995-08-31
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Granted: 1998-10-20
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Expires: 2015-08-31
Abstract
Abstract A mask decoder circuit is provided. The mask decoder circuit receives an input value indicative of one of a plurality of masks. The mask decoder circuit independently and in parallel processes portions of the input value to produce a submask (containing the portion of the output mask in which a transition from binary zeros to binary ones occurs) and to select either the submask, binary zeros, or binary ones for each of a plurality of regions within an output mask. The region receiving the submask is identified by the portion of the input value not processed to produce the submask. Other regions are filled with either binary zeros or binary ones according to the desired output mask.
Inventors
- 👤 Rammohan Narayan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 12:39
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F7/00; G06F7/76; G06F7/764; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/30; G06F9/30003; G06F9/30007; G06F9/30018; G06F9/30036; G06F9/30038; G06F9/3005; G06F9/30054; G06F9/30145; G06F9/30149; G06F9/30152; G06F9/32; G06F9/322; G06F9/323; G06F9/38; G06F9/3802; G06F9/3804; G06F9/3806; G06F9/3816; G06F9/3818; G06F9/382; G06F9/3836; G06F9/3838; G06F9/384; G06F9/3854; G06F9/3856; G06F9/3858; G06F9/3885
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
55 words
A method of generating a mask from a value comprising: generating a submask from a first plurality of bits of said value; and selecting into each of a plurality of regions of said mask one of the group consisting of said submask, binary ones and binary zeros, according to the remaining bits of said value.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
55 words
A method of generating a mask from a value comprising: generating a submask from a first plurality of bits of said value; and selecting into each of a plurality of regions of said mask one of the group consisting of said submask, binary ones and binary zeros, according to the remaining bits of said value.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
57 words
A method of generating a mask from a value comprising: generating a submask from a plurality of low order bits of said value; selecting said submask into one of a plurality of regions of said mask according to the remaining bits of said value; and filling a second one of said plurality of regions with binary zeros.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
57 words
A method of generating a mask from a value comprising: generating a submask from a plurality of low order bits of said value; selecting said submask into one of a plurality of regions of said mask according to the remaining bits of said value; and filling a second one of said plurality of regions with binary zeros.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as recited in claim 2 wherein said second one of said plurality of regions includes bits of said mask which are lower order than bits within said one of said plurality of regions.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
57 words
A method of generating a mask from a value comprising: generating a submask from a plurality of low order bits of said value; selecting said submask into one of a plurality of regions of said mask according to the remaining bits of said value; and filling a second one of said plurality of regions with binary ones.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
57 words
A method of generating a mask from a value comprising: generating a submask from a plurality of low order bits of said value; selecting said submask into one of a plurality of regions of said mask according to the remaining bits of said value; and filling a second one of said plurality of regions with binary ones.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method as recited in claim 4 wherein said second one of said plurality of regions includes bits of said mask which are higher order than bits within said one of said plurality of regions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein said generating and said selecting are performed in parallel.
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