Abstract
The complex instruction set computer (CISC) seemed consigned to the dustbin of history. But it's coming back to deal with a growing need for custom instructions to get more performance out of processors beyond multimedia applications. The first thing needed in order to produce one of these customisable processors is a way of altering the hardware at runtime. Configurable processors are used widely in digital audio players, storage units and network equipment. FPGAs are commonly used in low-volume hardware as alternatives to custom chips. The latest processor makes it possible to build long instruction words out of the processor operations that are available to the basic processor.
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