Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing – Processing architecture – Long instruction word
Patent
1998-06-10
2000-03-28
Donaghue, Larry D.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing
Processing architecture
Long instruction word
712215, 712218, G06F 930, G06F 1500
Patent
active
060444517
ABSTRACT:
Cost/performance of VLIW architecture is improved by reducing the number of slots in the instruction issue register.
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Mehra Vijay K
Slavenburg Gerrit Ary
Barschall Anne E.
Donaghue Larry D.
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
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