Instruction look-ahead system and hardware
US6311266A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3836
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for executing instructions in a computer. Each instruction has a look-ahead code indicating the number of instructions after which may be executed before its own execution is completed. The look-ahead code increments a counter associated with the instruction one past the look-ahead location. The instruction then begins execution. The next instructions will also be cleared to begin execution if they are less than the look-ahead code away from the current instruction. A large number of instructions can thus begin execution and be executing at the same time, thus increasing the speed of the computer operation.
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