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System, method and apparatus for dependency chain processing

US7603546B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2004
Grant dateOct 13, 2009
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Expiry dateSep 24, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F8/433
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and system which may include splitting a dependency chain into a set of reduced-width dependency chains; mapping one or more dependency chains onto one or more clustered dependency chain processors, wherein an issue-width of one or more of the clusters is adapted to accommodate a size of the dependency chains; and/or processing in parallel a plurality of dependency chains of a trace. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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