ATE467170T1 - Stromsparverfahren und -vorrichtungen für anweisungen variabler länge - Google Patents

Stromsparverfahren und -vorrichtungen für anweisungen variabler länge

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ATE467170T1
ATE467170T1 AT06736989T AT06736989T ATE467170T1 AT E467170 T1 ATE467170 T1 AT E467170T1 AT 06736989 T AT06736989 T AT 06736989T AT 06736989 T AT06736989 T AT 06736989T AT E467170 T1 ATE467170 T1 AT E467170T1
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processor
instruction cache
instructions
variable length
length instructions
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Brian Michael Stempel
James Norris Dieffenderfer
Jeffrey Todd Bridges
Rodney Wayne Smith
Thomas Andrew Sartorius
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Qualcomm Inc
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    • G06F9/30145—Instruction analysis, e.g. decoding, instruction word fields
    • G06F9/30149—Instruction analysis, e.g. decoding, instruction word fields of variable length instructions
    • G06F9/30152—Determining start or end of instruction; determining instruction length
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    • G06F12/08—Addressing or allocation; Relocation in hierarchically structured memory systems, e.g. virtual memory systems
    • G06F12/0802—Addressing of a memory level in which the access to the desired data or data block requires associative addressing means, e.g. caches
    • G06F12/0875—Addressing of a memory level in which the access to the desired data or data block requires associative addressing means, e.g. caches with dedicated cache, e.g. instruction or stack
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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AT06736989T 2005-03-04 2006-03-03 Stromsparverfahren und -vorrichtungen für anweisungen variabler länge ATE467170T1 (de)

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US11/073,284 US7421568B2 (en) 2005-03-04 2005-03-04 Power saving methods and apparatus to selectively enable cache bits based on known processor state
PCT/US2006/007758 WO2006096568A2 (en) 2005-03-04 2006-03-03 Power saving methods and apparatus for variable length instructions

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EP (1) EP1904922B1 (de)
JP (1) JP4791495B2 (de)
KR (1) KR100942408B1 (de)
CN (1) CN101164040B (de)
AT (1) ATE467170T1 (de)
DE (1) DE602006014156D1 (de)
ES (1) ES2341993T3 (de)
IL (1) IL185594A0 (de)
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MX2007010773A (es) 2007-11-08
JP4791495B2 (ja) 2011-10-12
US7421568B2 (en) 2008-09-02
JP2008532187A (ja) 2008-08-14
CN101164040A (zh) 2008-04-16
EP1904922A2 (de) 2008-04-02
ES2341993T3 (es) 2010-06-30
WO2006096568A3 (en) 2007-01-11
EP1904922B1 (de) 2010-05-05
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