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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
May. 10, 2004
Applicant:
Megumi Yokoi, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Megumi Yokoi, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A branch prediction apparatus includes a branch information receiving unit that receives simultaneously, branch information for each of a plurality of branch instructions that are completed simultaneously, and a parallel branch predicting unit that performs branch prediction in parallel for the branch instructions completed simultaneously, based on the branch information received and a branch history of the respective branch instructions, to obtain branch prediction results.