Energy-focused compiler-assisted branch prediction
US9244689B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/3848
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processing system to reduce energy consumption and improve performance in a processor, controlled by compiler inserted information ahead of a selected branch instruction, to statically expose and control how the prediction should be completed and which mechanism should be used to achieve energy and performance efficiency.
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