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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Pruthivi Vuyyuru, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Ian D. Kountanis, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a sequential fetch circuit configured to provide a given sequential fetch address for use in a fetch request, and a sequential prediction circuit configured to store, for one or more sequential fetch addresses, respective sets of sequential fetch parameters for use in subsequent fetch requests. The apparatus further includes a fetch control circuit configured to, based at least on retrieving a particular sequential fetch address from the sequential fetch circuit, use the particular sequential fetch address to determine whether a particular set of sequential fetch parameters exists in the sequential prediction circuit. The fetch control circuit is also configured to, based at least on a determination that the particular set of sequential fetch parameters exists, use the particular set of sequential fetch parameters to create a next fetch request to retrieve instructions starting at the particular sequential fetch address.