A method and apparatus for performing bi-endian byte and short accesses in a single endian microprocessor. The present invention is used in a microprocessor or in a microprocessor in a computer system. The present invention provides a single endian microprocessor that promotes sub-word accesses to word...http://www.google.com.tw/patents/US5574923?utm_source=gb-gplus-share專利 US5574923 - Method and apparatus for performing bi-endian byte and short accesses in a single-endian microprocessor