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METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR ASYNCHRONOUS SKIP-AHEAD IN SYNCHRONOUS PIPELINES

  • US 20090198970A1
  • Filed: 01/31/2008
  • Published: 08/06/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

  • a plurality of stages serially interconnected as a pipeline to perform sequential processings on input operands; and

    a shortening circuit associated with at least one stage of said pipeline to recognize one or more of input operands for said stage for which shortening has been predetermined as appropriate and to execute said shortening when appropriate.

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