Questions tagged [instruction-set]
For questions regarding the instruction sets of microprocessors.
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Original instruction set for the first ARM processor
I'm studying ISAs and would really like to see the very first ISA that Sophie Wilson chose/put together when designing the very first ARM CPU while at Acorn Computers around 1983 or so.
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What aspects of microprocessor ISAs have been patented?
A key objective of RISC-V was that every aspect of the ISA must be based on an expired patent. It was felt that this is the only truly reliable defense against patent lawsuits.
It is surprising that ...
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