Pipelined data processing including program counter recycling
US5922070A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3867
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a pipeline data processor (11), an address pipeline (39, 41) id provided to hold the addresses of the instructions presently in the instruction pipeline (23, 25). The address pipeline facilitates tracing only executed instructions, and permits stopping the data processor during a branch delay slot without losing the branch information.
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