FRONT END OF MICROPROCESSOR AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD USING THE SAME

Embodiments include a micro-branch target buffer (BTB), capable of estimating branch. The micro-BTB can predict up to two branches per cycle while inserting zero bubbles into the token or the not-taken prediction, thereby greatly improving the performance of a microprocessor and reducing power consu...

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Hauptverfasser:	DUNDAS JAMES DAVID, SNYDER TIMOTHY RUSSELL, ZURASKI GERALD DAVID
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; kor
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING PHYSICS
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