Patents by Inventor Masood Tahir

Masood Tahir has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Length determination of instruction code with address form field and escape opcode value by evaluating portions other than instruction specific opcode
    Patent number: 8793470
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for decoding an instruction in a variable-length instruction set. The instruction is one of a set of new types of instructions that uses a new escape code value, which is two bytes in length, to indicate that a third opcode byte includes the instruction-specific opcode for a new instruction. The new instructions are defined such the length of each instruction in the opcode map for one of the new escape opcode values may be determined using the same set of inputs, where each of the inputs is relevant to determining the length of each instruction in the new opcode map. For at least one embodiment, the length of one of the new instructions is determined without evaluating the instruction-specific opcode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: James S. Coke, Peter J. Ruscito, Masood Tahir, David B. Jackson, Ves A. Naydenov, Scott D. Rodgers, Bret L. Toll, Frank Binns
  • INSTRUCTION SET EXTENSION USING 3-BYTE ESCAPE OPCODE
    Publication number: 20130219152
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for decoding an instruction in a variable-length instruction set. The instruction is one of a set of new types of instructions that uses a new escape code value, which is two bytes in length, to indicate that a third opcode byte includes the instruction-specific opcode for a new instruction. The new instructions are defined such the length of each instruction in the opcode map for one of the new escape opcode values may be determined using the same set of inputs, where each of the inputs is relevant to determining the length of each instruction in the new opcode map. For at least one embodiment, the length of one of the new instructions is determined without evaluating the instruction-specific opcode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Inventors: James S. Coke, Peter J. Ruscito, Masood Tahir, David B. Jackson, Ves A. Naydenov, Scott D. Rodgers, Bret L. Toll, Frank Binns
  • Determining length of instruction with address form field exclusive of evaluating instruction specific opcode in three byte escape opcode
    Patent number: 8402252
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for decoding an instruction in a variable-length instruction set. The instruction is one of a set of new types of instructions that uses a new escape code value, which is two bytes in length, to indicate that a third opcode byte includes the instruction-specific opcode for a new instruction. The new instructions are defined such the length of each instruction in the opcode map for one of the new escape opcode values may be determined using the same set of inputs, where each of the inputs is relevant to determining the length of each instruction in the new opcode map. For at least one embodiment, the length of one of the new instructions is determined without evaluating the instruction-specific opcode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: James S. Coke, Peter J. Ruscito, Masood Tahir, David B. Jackson, Ves A. Naydenov, Scott D. Rodgers, Bret L. Toll, Frank Binns
  • INSTRUCTION SET EXTENSION USING 3-BYTE ESCAPE OPCODE
    Publication number: 20120173852
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for decoding an instruction in a variable-length instruction set. The instruction is one of a set of new types of instructions that uses a new escape code value, which is two bytes in length, to indicate that a third opcode byte includes the instruction-specific opcode for a new instruction. The new instructions are defined such the length of each instruction in the opcode map for one of the new escape opcode values may be determined using the same set of inputs, where each of the inputs is relevant to determining the length of each instruction in the new opcode map. For at least one embodiment, the length of one of the new instructions is determined without evaluating the instruction-specific opcode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2012
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Inventors: James S. Coke, Peter J. Ruscito, Masood Tahir, David B. Jackson, Ves A. Naydenov, Scott D. Rodgers, Bret L. Toll, Frank Binns
  • Determining length of instruction with address form field exclusive of evaluating instruction specific opcode in three byte escape opcode
    Patent number: 8161269
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for decoding an instruction in a variable-length instruction set. The instruction is one of a set of new types of instructions that uses a new escape code value, which is two bytes in length, to indicate that a third opcode byte includes the instruction-specific opcode for a new instruction. The new instructions are defined such the length of each instruction in the opcode map for one of the new escape opcode values may be determined using the same set of inputs, where each of the inputs is relevant to determining the length of each instruction in the new opcode map. For at least one embodiment, the length of one of the new instructions is determined without evaluating the instruction-specific opcode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: James S. Coke, Peter J. Ruscito, Masood Tahir, David B. Jackson, Ves A. Naydenov, Scott D. Rodgers, Bret L. Toll, Frank Binns
  • INSTRUCTION SET EXTENSION USING 3-BYTE ESCAPE OPCODE
    Publication number: 20110173418
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for decoding an instruction in a variable-length instruction set. The instruction is one of a set of new types of instructions that uses a new escape code value, which is two bytes in length, to indicate that a third opcode byte includes the instruction-specific opcode for a new instruction. The new instructions are defined such the length of each instruction in the opcode map for one of the new escape opcode values may be determined using the same set of inputs, where each of the inputs is relevant to determining the length of each instruction in the new opcode map. For at least one embodiment, the length of one of the new instructions is determined without evaluating the instruction-specific opcode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: James S. Coke, Peter J. Ruscito, Masood Tahir, David B. Jackson, Ves A. Naydenov, Scott D. Rodgers, Bret L. Toll, Frank Binns
  • Determining length of instruction with escape and addressing form bytes without evaluating opcode
    Patent number: 7966476
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for decoding an instruction in a variable-length instruction set. The instruction is one of a set of new types of instructions that uses a new escape code value, which is two bytes in length, to indicate that a third opcode byte includes the instruction-specific opcode for a new instruction. The new instructions are defined such the length of each instruction in the opcode map for one of the new escape opcode values may be determined using the same set of inputs, where each of the inputs is relevant to determining the length of each instruction in the new opcode map. For at least one embodiment, the length of one of the new instructions is determined without evaluating the instruction-specific opcode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: James S. Coke, Peter J. Ruscito, Masood Tahir, David B. Jackson, Ves A. Naydenov, Scott D. Rodgers, Bret L. Toll, Frank Binns
  • Determining length of instruction with multiple byte escape code based on information from other than opcode byte
    Patent number: 7917734
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for decoding an instruction in a variable-length instruction set. The instruction is one of a set of new types of instructions that uses a new escape code value, which is two bytes in length, to indicate that a third opcode byte includes the instruction-specific opcode for a new instruction. The new instructions are defined such the length of each instruction in the opcode map for one of the new escape opcode values may be determined using the same set of inputs, where each of the inputs is relevant to determining the length of each instruction in the new opcode map. For at least one embodiment, the length of one of the new instructions is determined without evaluating the instruction-specific opcode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: James S. Coke, Peter J. Ruscito, Masood Tahir, David B. Jackson, Ves A. Naydenov, Scott D. Rodgers, Bret L. Toll, Frank Binns
  • Method and apparatus for performing multiply-add operations on packed byte data
    Patent number: 7430578
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for including in a processor instructions for performing multiply-add operations on packed byte data. In one embodiment, a processor is coupled to a memory. The memory has stored therein a first packed byte data and a second packed byte data. The processor performs operations on data elements in said first packed byte data and said second packed byte data to generate a third packed data in response to receiving an instruction. A plurality of the data elements in this third packed data storing the result of performing multiply-add operations on data elements in the first and second packed byte data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Debes, William W. Macy, Jonathan J. Tyler, James Coke, Frank Binns, Scott Rodgers, Peter Ruscito, Bret Toll, Vesselin Naydenov, Masood Tahir, David Jackson
  • INSTRUCTION SET EXTENSION USING 3-BYTE ESCAPE OPCODE
    Publication number: 20080148019
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for decoding an instruction in a variable-length instruction set. The instruction is one of a set of new types of instructions that uses a new escape code value, which is two bytes in length, to indicate that a third opcode byte includes the instruction-specific opcode for a new instruction. The new instructions are defined such the length of each instruction in the opcode map for one of the new escape opcode values may be determined using the same set of inputs, where each of the inputs is relevant to determining the length of each instruction in the new opcode map. For at least one embodiment, the length of one of the new instructions is determined without evaluating the instruction-specific opcode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2008
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: James S. Coke, Peter J. Ruscito, Masood Tahir, David B. Jackson, Ves A. Naydenov, Scott D. Rodgers, Bret L. Toll, Frank Binns
  • Instruction set extension using 3-byte escape opcode
    Publication number: 20040268090
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for decoding an instruction in a variable-length instruction set. The instruction is one of a set of new types of instructions that uses a new escape code value, which is two bytes in length, to indicate that a third opcode byte includes the instruction-specific opcode for a new instruction. The new instructions are defined such the length of each instruction in the opcode map for one of the new escape opcode values may be determined using the same set of inputs, where each of the inputs is relevant to determining the length of each instruction in the new opcode map. For at least one embodiment, the length of one of the new instructions is determined without evaluating the instruction-specific opcode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: James S. Coke, Peter J. Ruscito, Masood Tahir, David B. Jackson, Ves A. Naydenov, Scott D. Rodgers, Bret L. Toll, Frank Binns
  • Method and apparatus for performing multiply-add operations on packed byte data
    Publication number: 20040073589
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for including in a processor instructions for performing multiply-add operations on packed byte data. In one embodiment, a processor is coupled to a memory. The memory has stored therein a first packed byte data and a second packed byte data. The processor performs operations on data elements in said first packed byte data and said second packed byte data to generate a third packed data in response to receiving an instruction. A plurality of the data elements in this third packed data storing the result of performing multiply-add operations on data elements in the first and second packed byte data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Debes, William W. Macy, Jonathan J. Tyler, James Coke, Frank Binns, Scott Rodgers, Peter Ruscito, Bret Toll, Vesselin Naydenov, Masood Tahir, David Jackson