Patents by Inventor Brian Raf

Brian Raf has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • PARALLEL PREDICTION OF MULTIPLE BRANCHES
    Publication number: 20080209190
    Abstract: A branch history value associated with a first branch instruction of a first set of instructions is determined. The branch history value represents a branch history of a program flow prior to the first branch instruction. A first branch prediction of the first branch instruction is determined based on the branch history value of the first branch instruction and a first identifier associated with first branch instruction. A second branch prediction of a second branch instruction of the first set of instructions based on the branch history value associated with the first branch instruction and a second identifier associated with the second branch instruction. The second branch instruction occurs subsequent to the first branch instruction in the program flow. A second set of instructions is fetched at the processing device based on at least one of the first branch prediction and the second branch prediction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Ravindra N. Bhargava, Brian Raf