Translated title of the contribution | Split branch system utilizing separate set branch, condition and branch instructions and including dual instruction fetchers |
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Original language | English |
Patent number | US5961637 |
Publication status | Published - 1999 |
Bibliographical note
Other: Patent number: US5961637This invention describes a way of splitting branch instructions into two parts, such that a branch target fetcher could be given as much advance warning as possible of a branch target. Unlike conventional prefetching, it does not require the fetcher to look ahead in the instruction stream