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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1997
Jay Heeb, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Mark Schaecher, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A processor for executing a set of instructions, where each instruction in said set of instructions includes a set of operand references. The processor includes an instruction decoder for extracting the set of operand references from each instruction in the set of instructions; a register file decoder connected to the instruction decoder for receiving the set of operand references and generating a set of register data select signals; and, a register file connected to the register file decoder for receiving the set of register data select signals. Further, the register file includes: a set of registers; a first set of scoreboard bits; and, a second set of scoreboard bits; wherein for each signal in the set of register data select signals, the register file outputs: (1) a corresponding register from the set of registers; (2) a first corresponding scoreboard bit from the first set of scoreboard bits; and, (3) a second corresponding scoreboard bit from the second set of scoreboard bits.