Embracing and Extending 20th-Century Instruction Set Architectures
Gebis, J.
Patterson, D.
Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci. Dept., California Univ., Berkeley, CA;
This paper appears in: Computer
Publication Date: April 2007
Volume: 40,
Issue: 4
On page(s): 68-75
ISSN: 0018-9162
INSPEC Accession Number: 9433081
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/MC.2007.124
Current Version Published: 2007-04-23
Abstract
A vector case study shows how new functionality can be added to extend the 80times86 and PowerPC architectures to support a full vector architecture, primarily by enhancing their multimedia extensions to provide a better model for compilers and an easier-to-understand model for programmers
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