System for processing a cluster of instructions where the instructions are issued to the execution units having a priority order according to a template associated with the cluster of instructions
US6240510A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 6, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3844
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system is provided for processing concurrently one or more branch instructions in an instruction bundle. The system includes multiple branch execution pipelines, each capable of executing a branch instruction to determine a branch direction, target address, and any side effects. Linking logic receives the resolved branch information and identifies a first branch instruction in execution order for which the branch direction is taken.
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