Processor with specialized handling of repetitive operations
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United States of America Patent
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Jun 12, 2001
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Oct 28, 1998
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Oct 31, 1997
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A processor that includes an instruction extraction stage, an instruction register, an instruction decoder, a first multiplexer that supplies the instruction register, and an autonomous counter with a presetting register. The first multiplexer receives the output of the extraction stage and the output of the instruction register, and the instruction decoder receives the output of the instruction register. Additionally, a first circuit produces a repetition signal if a received instruction is a repetition instruction, and a second circuit outputs a value from the received instruction to the presetting register when the received instruction is a repetition instruction. A third circuit produces an instruction execution signal that is supplied to the counter, and the first multiplexer is controlled so as to supply the instruction register based on a control output of the counter. The present invention also provides a method of handling instructions to be repeated by a processor.
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