Program counter update mechanism
US6035386A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3863
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processor which includes a fetch program counter circuit and an execute program counter circuit is disclosed. The fetch program counter circuit provides less significant program counter value bits in addition to a fetch program counter value. The execute program counter circuit generates an execute program counter value using the less significant program counter value bits. The execute program counter circuit receives a plurality of less significant program counter bit values and selects a single less significant program counter bit value thus generating execute program counter values in a multiple pipeline processor.
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