Converts 4 or 8 signed word integers from the destination operand (first operand) and 4 or 8 signed word integers from the source operand (second operand) into 8 or 16 unsigned byte integers and stores the result in the destination operand. (See Figure 4-1 for an example of the packing operation.) If a signed word integer value is beyond the range of an unsigned byte integer (that is, greater than FFH or less than 00H), the saturated unsigned byte integer value of FFH or 00H, respectively, is stored in the destination.
The PACKUSWB instruction operates on either 64-bit or 128-bit operands. When operating on 64-bit operands, the destination operand must be an MMX technology register and the source operand can be either an MMX technology register or a 64-bit memory location. When operating on 128-bit operands, the destination operand must be an XMM register and the source operand can be either an XMM register or a 128-bit memory location.
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