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Unifiing the integer ana' floating-point datapath of the R4200 MIPS microprocessor allows for the sharing of some of the major hardware resources within the integer ana'poating-point execution units, and simpl@es a large portion of the peripheral circuitry. The uniJied datapath results in a more eficient use of hardware with reduced average power dissipation, area and development time, without compromising the major performance advantages of RISC processors.