Instruction length decoder

Details Instruction length decoder Instruction length decoder

2007-10-01

2009-12-29

Patel, Niketa I (Department: 2181)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing

Instruction alignment

C712S024000, C712S210000

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07640417

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus relating to speculatively decoding instruction lengths in order to increase instruction throughput are described. In an embodiment, instructions are speculatively decoded within a pipelined microprocessor architecture such that up to four instruction lengths may be decoded within a maximum of two processor clock cycles. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

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patent: 6237074 (2001-05-01), Phillips
patent: 6260134 (2001-07-01), Zuraski
patent: 6405303 (2002-06-01), Miller et al.

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