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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
Paul K. Miller, Dripping Springs, TX (US);
Gerald D. Zuraski, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A microprocessor configured to decode a plurality of instruction bytes in parallel is disclosed. The microprocessor may comprise a plurality of single-byte decoder/execution units that are configured to receive instruction bytes and cross-talk to determine instruction boundaries and instruction field boundaries. Once and instruction has been identified, a determination is made as to whether or not the instruction is a simple instruction. Simple instructions are executed within the decoder/execution units, while complex instructions are forwarded to full-fledged functional units. A computer system and method for predecoding instructions are also disclosed.