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- 각각 정수 명령들을 실행하도록 구성된 다수의 정수 실행 유닛들과, 여기서 상기 다수의 정수 실행 유닛들 각각은 대응하는 정수 실행 파이프라인 내에 포함되고;상기 다수의 정수 실행 유닛들에 의한 실행을 위해 상기 명령들을 디스패치하도록 구성된 명령 디스패치 회로와; 그리고상기 명령 디스패치 회로에 결합되어, 전력 삭감 모드를 지정하는 특정값을 저장하는 프로그램가능한 유닛을 포함하는 전력 관리 제어 유닛과;여기서, 상기 명령 디스패치 회로는 상기 프로그램가능한 유닛에 저장된 제 1 특정값에 응답하여, 상기 다수의 정수 실행 유닛들중 제한된 수의 정수 실행 유닛들에 명령들을 전달하도록 구성되며;상기 명령 디스패치 회로로부터 디스패치되는 부동 소수점 명령들을 수신하도록 결합된 부동 소수점 스케쥴러와; 그리고상기 부동 소수점 스케쥴러로부터의 부동 소수점 명령들을 수신하도록 결합된 적어도 하나의 부동 소수점 실행 파이프 라인을 포함하며,여기서, 상기 전력 관리 제어 유닛은 부동 소수점 전력 삭감 모드로 프로그램되도록 더 구성되고, 상기 부동 소수점 스케쥴러는 상기 부동 소수점 전력 삭감 모드에 응답하여 그리고 상기 프로그램가능한 유닛에 저장된 제 2 특정값에 따라, 상기 적어도 하나의 부동 소수점 실행 파이프라인으로의 선택된 부동 소수점 명령들의 디스패치를 정체시키도록 구성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 마이크로프로세서.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 명령 디스패치 회로는 명령 정렬 유닛을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 마이크로프로세서.
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- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 각각의 대응하는 정수 실행 파이프라인은 상기 명령 디스패치 회로로부터 명령들을 수신하도록 결합된 디코드 유닛 및 상기 디코드 유닛으로부터 디코드된 명령을 수신하도록 결합된 예약 스테이션을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 마이크로프로세서.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 전력 관리 제어 유닛은 상기 부동 소수점 스케쥴러로 하여금, 선택된 주기들 동안 상기 적어도 하나의 부동 소수점 실행 파이프라인으로의 선택된 부동 소수점 명령들의 디스패치를 정체시키도록 구성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 마이크로프로세서.
- 정수 명령들을 실행하도록 구성된 적어도 하나의 정수 실행 유닛과, 여기서 상기 적어도 하나의 정수 실행 유닛 각각은 대응하는 정수 실행 파이프라인 내에 포함되고;상기 적어도 하나의 정수 실행 유닛에 의한 실행을 위해 상기 명령들을 디스패치하도록 구성된 명령 디스패치 회로와;상기 명령 디스패치 회로에 결합되어, 전력 삭감 모드에 대응하는 정보를 저장하는 프로그램 가능한 유닛을 포함하는 전력 관리 제어 유닛과;여기서, 상기 명령 디스패치 회로는 상기 프로그램 가능한 유닛에 저장된 제 1 정보에 응답하여, 소정의 디스패치 주기들에서, 상기 적어도 하나의 정수 실행 유닛으로의 선택된 명령들의 디스패치를 정체시키도록 구성되며;상기 명령 디스패치 회로로부터 디스패치되는 부동 소수점 명령들을 수신하도록 결합된 부동 소수점 스케쥴러와;상기 부동 소수점 스케쥴러로부터의 부동 소수점 명령들을 수신하도록 결합된 적어도 하나의 부동 소수점 실행 파이프 라인을 포함하고,여기서, 상기 전력 관리 제어 유닛은 부동 소수점 전력 감소 모드로 프로그램되도록 더 구성되고, 상기 부동 소수점 스케쥴러는 상기 부동 소수점 전력 삭감 모드에 응답하여 그리고 상기 프로그램가능한 유닛에 저장된 제 2 정보에 따라, 상기 적어도 하나의 부동 소수점 실행 파이프라인으로의 선택된 부동 소수점 명령들의 디스패치를 정체시키도록 구성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 마이크로프로세서.
- 제 7 항에 있어서,상기 적어도 하나의 정수 실행 유닛은 병렬의 슈퍼 스칼라 구성으로 결합된 적어도 두개의 정수 실행 유닛들을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 마이크로프로세서.
- 제 7 항에 있어서,상기 프로그램가능한 유닛은 각 디스패치 주기에 변경되는 값을 포함하는 카운터를 포함하며, 상기 카운터의 특정값이 상기 선택된 명령들의 정체를 제어하는 것을 특징으로 하는 마이크로프로세서.
- 제 7 항에 있어서,상기 명령 디스패치 회로는 명령 정렬 유닛을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 마이크로프로세서.
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- 제 7 항에 있어서,상기 각각의 정수 실행 파이프라인은 상기 명령 디스패치 회로로부터 명령들을 수신하도록 결합된 디코드 유닛 및 상기 디코드 유닛으로부터 디코드된 명령을 수신하도록 결합된 예약 스테이션을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 마이크로프로세서.
- 제 7 항에 있어서,상기 전력 관리 제어 유닛은 상기 부동 소수점 스케쥴러로 하여금, 선택된 주기들 동안 상기 적어도 하나의 부동 소수점 실행 파이프라인으로의 선택된 부동 소수점 명령들의 디스패치를 정체시키도록 구성되는 것을 특징으로 하는 마이크로프로세서.
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