Title :
The visual instruction set (VIS) in UltraSPARC
Author :
Kohn, L. ; Maturana, G. ; Tremblay, M. ; Prabhu, A. ; Zyner, G.
Author_Institution :
SPARC Technol. Bus., Sun Microsyst. Inc., Mountain view, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the visual instruction set (VIS). This is a RISC-like extension to the SPARC V9 instruction set that provides core instructions that greatly enhance the graphics and image processing capabilities of SPARC processors. VIS´s first implementation is in the new UltraSPARC microprocessor.
Keywords :
instruction sets; microprocessor chips; reduced instruction set computing; 64 bit; RISC-like extension; SPARC V9 instruction set; UltraSPARC microprocessor; visual instruction set; Broadcasting; Graphics; Hardware; Image processing; Microprocessors; Multimedia communication; Sun; Teleconferencing; Visualization; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Compcon '95.'Technologies for the Information Superhighway', Digest of Papers.
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7029-0
DOI :
10.1109/CMPCON.1995.512423
