Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Instruction pointers in very long instruction words
- Patent Title (中): 指令指针在很长的指令字中
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Application No.: US12274235Application Date: 2008-11-19
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Publication No.: US08095775B1Publication Date: 2012-01-10
- Inventor: Moinul H. Khan , Anitha Kona , Mark N. Fullerton
- Applicant: Moinul H. Khan , Anitha Kona , Mark N. Fullerton
- Applicant Address: BM Hamilton
- Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: BM Hamilton
- Main IPC: G06F15/76
- IPC: G06F15/76 ; G06F9/38
Abstract:
During operation of a VLIW processor, a very long instruction word is fetched. A portion of the very long instruction word that includes a pointer to an instruction is identified, and the instruction pointed to by the pointer is retrieved from a location of an instruction window. The retrieved instruction is input into a functional unit for execution.
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