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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2024
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Venkatesh Natarajan, Bangalore, IN;
Saya Goud Langadi, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Alexander Tessarolo, Lindfield, AU;
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
An example apparatus includes: address generation circuitry configured to generate a first address associated with a first packet, a second address associated with a second packet, and a third address associated with a third packet, wherein: the first packet includes a branch instruction; the branch instruction includes a first field that specifies a branch target, and a second field that is different from the first field; and the third packet includes the branch target of the branch instruction; buffer circuitry configured to receive the first packet, the second packet, and the third packet; decoder circuitry coupled to the buffer circuitry, the decoder circuitry configured to decode the first packet, the second packet, and the third packet; discontinuity controller circuitry coupled to the buffer circuitry and the decoder circuitry and configured to determine whether to cause the address generation circuitry to generate the second address.