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Dispatching instructions in a processor supporting out-of-order execution

US5913048A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 31, 1997
Grant dateJun 15, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/3863
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for issuing instructions in a processor. In one version of the invention, the method includes the steps of assigning an identification tag to an instruction, and dispatching the instruction, the identification tag and source information to an execution queue.

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