Block-based processor core composition register

DC Burger, AL Smith - US Patent 11,126,433, 2021‏ - Google Patents
Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to a block-based processor core composition
register are disclosed. In one example of the disclosed technology, a processor can include …

Data multicasting with router replication and target instruction identification in a distributed multi-core processing architecture

D Burger, SW Keckler, D Li - US Patent 10,698,859, 2020‏ - Google Patents
Methods, procedures, apparatuses, computer programs, computer-accessible mediums,
processing arrangements and systems generally related to data multi-casting in a distrib …

Broadcast channel architectures for block-based processors

DC Burger, AL Smith - US Patent 10,452,399, 2019‏ - Google Patents
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for example computer processors that are based on a
hybrid dataflow execution model. In particular embodiments, a processor core in a block …

Method, system and computer-accessible medium for providing a distributed predicate prediction

D Burger, SW Keckler, H Esmaeilzadeh - US Patent 8,433,885, 2013‏ - Google Patents
Examples of a system, method and computer accessible medium are provided to generate a
predicate prediction for a distributed multi-core architecture. Using Such system, method and …

Combined branch target and predicate prediction

DC Burger, SW Keckler - US Patent 9,703,565, 2017‏ - Google Patents
Embodiments provide methods, apparatus, systems, and computer readable media
associated with predicting predi cates and branch targets during execution of programs …

Block-based processor including topology and control registers to indicate resource sharing and size of logical processor

DC Burger, AL Smith - US Patent 10,768,936, 2020‏ - Google Patents
Systems, apparatuses, and methods related to a block-based processor core topology
register are disclosed. In one example of the disclosed technology, a processor can include …

Indirect branch target predictor that prevents speculation if mispredict is expected

AJ Beaumont-Smith, R Gunna - US Patent 8,555,040, 2013‏ - Google Patents
In one embodiment, a processor implements an indirect branch target predictor to predict
target addresses of indirect branch instructions. The indirect branch target predictor may …

Initiating instruction block execution using a register access instruction

DC Burger, AL Smith - US Patent 10,678,544, 2020‏ - Google Patents
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for initiating instruc tion block execution using a
register access instruction (eg, a register Read instruction). In some examples of the dis …

Debug support for block-based processor

DC Burger, AL Smith - US Patent 10,776,115, 2020‏ - Google Patents
Systems and methods are disclosed for supporting debug ging of programs in block-based
processor architectures. In one example of the disclosed technology, a processor includes a …

Write nullification

DC Burger, AL Smith - US Patent 10,198,263, 2019‏ - Google Patents
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for nullifying one or more registers identified in a
target field of a nullification instruction. In some examples of the disclosed technology, an …