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Controlling Field Values

• Use ordinary 32-bit/64-bit op, but ensure field values remain within fields
  • By range analysis
    (e.g., 0..100 + 0..100 fits in 8 bits)
  • By clipping field values
    (e.g., using partitioned vector minimum/maximum)
  • By using "carry/borrow spacers"
• Effectively trades register space utilization for simpler, faster, instruction sequences