Method to improve branch prediction latency

An apparatus to generate a branch prediction of an instruction based at least in part on the address of the previous branch instruction, wherein the previous instruction is prior to the instruction in a program order. The prediction can also based on a branch history value with respect to the previo...

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Main Authors GAO HONGLIANG, HUM HERBERT
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.04.2012
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:An apparatus to generate a branch prediction of an instruction based at least in part on the address of the previous branch instruction, wherein the previous instruction is prior to the instruction in a program order. The prediction can also based on a branch history value with respect to the previous branch instruction and one or more previous branch predictions.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20080187126