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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2002
Applicants:
Andrew Cofler, Voreppe, FR;
Anne Merlande, Saint Egreve, FR;
Sebastien Ferroussat, Fontaine, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/38 (2006.01); G06F 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A processor includes a program memory containing program instructions, and a processor core including several processing units and a central unit. The central unit, upon receipt of a program instruction, issues corresponding instructions to the various processing units. The processor core is clocked by a clock signal. A branching instruction received by the central unit, in the course of a current cycle, is processed in the course of the current cycle.