Method and apparatus for performing multiple branch predictions per cycle
US6289441A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3844
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing multiple branch predictions per cycle is disclosed. The method and apparatus according to the present invention determine, within one fetch cycle, which instructions in a plurality of fetch instructions are branches and whether such branches are taken or not taken thereby finding the oldest taken branch, which has a target address that is fetched within the same fetch cycle.
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