DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TARGET ADDRESS INFORMATION FOR BRANCH INSTRUCTIONS

A data processing apparatus and method have a processor for executing instructions, and a prefetch unit for prefetching instructions from memory prior to sending those instructions to the processor for execution. A branch target cache structure has a plurality of entries, where the cache structure c...

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Hauptverfasser:	CRASKE SIMON J, GREENHALGH PETER R
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CALCULATING COMPUTING COUNTING ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING PHYSICS
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