US 12,436,887 B1
Data-driven precision for memory access
Shaizeen Dilawarhusen Aga, Santa Clara, CA (US); Nuwan S. Jayasena, Cupertino, CA (US); and Mohamed Assem Abd Elmohsen Ibrahim, Santa Clara, CA (US)
Assigned to Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/617,251.
Int. Cl. G06F 12/08 (2016.01); G06F 12/0802 (2016.01)
CPC G06F 12/0802 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a processor core configured to:
transmit a memory request for requested data stored in a memory; and
in response to transmission of the memory request, receive the requested data expressed in a first numeric data format, the first numeric data format using fewer bits to express the requested data than a second numeric data format in which the requested data are expressed in the memory.