Bidirectional branch prediction and optimization
US4755966A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2005 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/38585
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for efficient branching within a central processing unit with overlapped fetch and execute cycles which optimizes the efficient fetching of instructions.
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