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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventor:
Eino Jacobs, Belmont, CA (US);
Assignee:
Synopsys, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/38 (2006.01); G06F 9/30 (2006.01); G06F 9/38 (2006.01); G06F 12/08 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/3816 (2013.01); G06F 9/3806 (2013.01); G06F 9/3844 (2013.01); G06F 12/0895 (2013.01);
Abstract
A processor uses a prediction unit to predict subsequent instructions of a program to be executed by the processor. Many implementations or combinations of implementations may be used to predict the subsequent instruction of the program. In one embodiment, a branch cache is used to store branch information. A prediction table is used to store prediction information based on the branch. A prediction logic module determines whether a branch is taken or not taken based on the branch information stored in the branch cache and the prediction information stored in the prediction table.