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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2007
Gyung Ho Lee, Plainfield, IL (US);
Tae Joon Park, Seoul, KR;
Byung Chang Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Edward Jung, Seongnam-si, KR;
Yixin Shi, Oak Park, IL (US);
Gyung Ho Lee, Plainfield, IL (US);
Tae Joon Park, Seoul, KR;
Byung Chang Kang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Edward Jung, Seongnam-si, KR;
Yixin Shi, Oak Park, IL (US);
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Provided are a central processing unit (CPU) and method for executing a branch instruction of a CPU, which can protect user's data by preventing an error due to a computer virus and a hacker is provided. The CPU includes: a branch instruction verification unit which verifies whether a branch instruction is valid; and a branch instruction execution unit which executes the branch instruction when the branch instruction is valid. The method includes: verifying whether the branch instruction is valid; and not executing the branch instruction when the branch instruction is invalid.