System, method and apparatus for dependency chain processing

Details System, method and apparatus for dependency chain processing System, method and apparatus for dependency chain processing

2004-09-28

2009-10-13

Zand, Kambiz (Department: 2434)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

C717S144000, C717S151000, C717S159000

Reexamination Certificate

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07603546

ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and system which may include splitting a dependency chain into a set of reduced-width dependency chains; mapping one or more dependency chains onto one or more clustered dependency chain processors, wherein an issue-width of one or more of the clusters is adapted to accommodate a size of the dependency chains; and/or processing in parallel a plurality of dependency chains of a trace. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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