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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2005
Jeffrey L. Nye, Austin, TX (US);
Thang Tran, Austin, TX (US);
Jeffrey L. Nye, Austin, TX (US);
Thang Tran, Austin, TX (US);
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Abstract
A processor () for processing instructions has a pipeline () including a fetch stage () and an execute stage (), a first storing circuit (aGHR) associated with said fetch stage () and operable to store a history of actual branches, and a second storing circuit (wGHR) associated with said fetch stage () and operable to store a pattern of predicted branches, said second storing circuit (wGHR) coupled to said first storing circuit (aGHR), said execute stage () coupled back to said first storing circuit (aGHR). Other processors, wireless communications devices, systems, circuits, devices, branch prediction processes and methods of operation, processes of manufacture, and articles of manufacture, as disclosed and claimed.