GB2284492B - Improvements to computer control units - Google Patents

Improvements to computer control units

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GB2284492B
GB2284492B GB9325002A GB9325002A GB2284492B GB 2284492 B GB2284492 B GB 2284492B GB 9325002 A GB9325002 A GB 9325002A GB 9325002 A GB9325002 A GB 9325002A GB 2284492 B GB2284492 B GB 2284492B
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control units
computer control
computer
units
control
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GB9325002D0 (en
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Graeme Roy Smith
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/38—Concurrent instruction execution, e.g. pipeline or look ahead
    • G06F9/3802—Instruction prefetching
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/30—Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
    • G06F9/3017—Runtime instruction translation, e.g. macros
    • G06F9/30178—Runtime instruction translation, e.g. macros of compressed or encrypted instructions

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Software Systems (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Memory System Of A Hierarchy Structure (AREA)
  • Executing Machine-Instructions (AREA)
  • Advance Control (AREA)
GB9325002A 1993-12-06 1993-12-06 Improvements to computer control units Expired - Fee Related GB2284492B (en)

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GB9325002A GB2284492B (en) 1993-12-06 1993-12-06 Improvements to computer control units

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GB9325002A GB2284492B (en) 1993-12-06 1993-12-06 Improvements to computer control units

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GB9325002D0 GB9325002D0 (en) 1994-01-26
GB2284492A GB2284492A (en) 1995-06-07
GB2284492B true GB2284492B (en) 1998-05-13

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US5794049A (en) * 1996-06-05 1998-08-11 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Computer system and method for executing architecture specific code with reduced run-time memory space requirements
US5765157A (en) * 1996-06-05 1998-06-09 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Computer system and method for executing threads of execution with reduced run-time memory space requirements
US5859982A (en) * 1996-06-05 1999-01-12 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Computer system and method for executing methods of downloaded programs with reduced run-time memory space requirements
JP2000512409A (en) * 1996-06-10 2000-09-19 エル エス アイ ロジック コーポレーション Apparatus and method for detecting and decompressing instructions from a variable length compressed instruction set
US5905893A (en) * 1996-06-10 1999-05-18 Lsi Logic Corporation Microprocessor adapted for executing both a non-compressed fixed length instruction set and a compressed variable length instruction set
GB2349252B (en) * 1996-06-10 2001-02-14 Lsi Logic Corp An apparatus and method for detecting and decompressing instructions from a variable-length compressed instruction set
GB2354354B (en) * 1996-06-10 2001-05-02 Lsi Logic Corp An apparatus and method for detecting and decompressing instructions form a variable-length compressed instruction set
US5745058A (en) * 1996-10-21 1998-04-28 International Business Machines Corporation Method and system for compressing microcode to be executed within a data processing system
US5940871A (en) * 1996-10-28 1999-08-17 International Business Machines Corporation Computer system and method for selectively decompressing operating system ROM image code using a page fault
GB2325535A (en) 1997-05-23 1998-11-25 Aspex Microsystems Ltd Data processor controller with accelerated instruction generation
GB2362733B (en) * 2000-05-25 2002-02-27 Siroyan Ltd Processors having compressed instructions.
US7707389B2 (en) 2003-10-31 2010-04-27 Mips Technologies, Inc. Multi-ISA instruction fetch unit for a processor, and applications thereof

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GB1529538A (en) * 1976-06-30 1978-10-25 Ibm Data expansion apparatus
US5179680A (en) * 1987-04-20 1993-01-12 Digital Equipment Corporation Instruction storage and cache miss recovery in a high speed multiprocessing parallel processing apparatus

Patent Citations (2)

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GB1529538A (en) * 1976-06-30 1978-10-25 Ibm Data expansion apparatus
US5179680A (en) * 1987-04-20 1993-01-12 Digital Equipment Corporation Instruction storage and cache miss recovery in a high speed multiprocessing parallel processing apparatus

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GB9325002D0 (en) 1994-01-26

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Effective date: 19981206