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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Julio Gago Alonso, Barcelona, ES;
Santiago Galan, Molins de Rei, ES;
Antonio Juan Hormigo, Barcelona, ES;
Ivan Pizarro, Hospitalet de Llobregat, ES;
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A branch prediction system is configured to perform a method that includes identifying processor branch instructions and building branch target buffer (BTB) branch prediction entries corresponding to the branch instructions. The BTB branch prediction entries are stored in a hierarchy of BTBs. Target branch instruction are identified that have a target BTB entry following execution of a first branch instruction having a first BTB branch prediction entry. A target BTB entry reference is added to the first BTB branch prediction entry.
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