# _mm256_broadcastsi128_si256

Takes 128-bit data from the source operand and broadcasts it to all 128-bit elements of the result 256-bit vector. The corresponding Intel® AVX2 instructions are VBROADCASTI128 and VPERM2I128.

## Syntax

extern __m256i _mm256_broadcastsi128_si256(__m128i val);

## Arguments

val | the value to be broadcasted

## Description

Takes 128-bit data from the source operand and broadcasts it to all 128-bit elements of the result 256-bit vector.

## Returns

Returns result of the broadcast operation.

Parent topic: Intrinsics for Broadcast Operations