Context-based loop branch prediction
US12112173B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3844
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An embodiment of an integrated circuit may comprise a branch predictor to predict whether a conditional branch is taken for one or more instructions, the branch predictor including circuitry to identify a loop branch instruction in the one or more instructions, and provide a branch prediction for the loop branch instruction based on a context of the loop branch instruction. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
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