A computer memory for accessing any word-sized group of contiguous bits

A computer memory for accessing any word-sized group of contiguous bits

A memory for use in a digital data system stores n-bit words, and provides for accessing any group of n contiguous bits, regardless of whether aligned on an n-bit boundary. Barrel shifters facilitate rotating the retrieved bits so as to align them as convenient.

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Hauptverfasser: WAIBLE, III, LEO C, POGUE, MICHAEL A, SHAH, SHREYAUNSH R, DEMPSEY, MORGAN J
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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ADVERTISING
ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICESUSING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
CRYPTOGRAPHY
DISPLAY
EDUCATION
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
SEALS
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Zusammenfassung:A memory for use in a digital data system stores n-bit words, and provides for accessing any group of n contiguous bits, regardless of whether aligned on an n-bit boundary. Barrel shifters facilitate rotating the retrieved bits so as to align them as convenient.