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Circuits, barrel shifters, and methods of manipulating a bit pattern

  • US 6,317,763 B1
  • Filed: 11/08/1999
  • Issued: 11/13/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A circuit comprising:

  • an input operable to receive a bit pattern;

    a shifter configured to selectively shift the bit pattern;

    a plurality of output data lines operable to output the bit pattern from the shifter; and

    a sign extension operator operable to provide a sign extension signal directly to selected ones of the output data lines; and

    a bit-operator configured to transpose the bit pattern.

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