Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing – Processing control – Branching
Reexamination Certificate
2009-09-29
2011-12-20
Chan, Eddie P (Department: 2183)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing
Processing control
Branching
C712S216000, C712S234000, C712S240000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08082428
ABSTRACT:
A method of resolving simultaneous branch predictions prior to validation of the predicted branch instruction is disclosed. The method includes processing two or more predicted branch instructions, with each predicted branch instruction having a predicted state and a corrected state. The method further includes selecting one of the corrected states. Should one of the predicted branch instructions be mispredicted, the selected corrected state is used to direct future instruction fetches.
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Dieffenderfer James Norris
Sartorius Thomas Andrew
Smith Rodney Wayne
Stempel Brian Michael
Chan Eddie P
Kamarchik Peter M.
Partridge William
Pauley Nicholas J.
QUALCOMM Incorporated
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