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Pipelined data processing including program counter recycling

US5922070A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 7, 1994
Grant dateJul 13, 1999
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Expiry dateDec 7, 2014

Classification

  • 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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