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Circuit arrangement and method of dispatching instructions to multiple execution units

  • US 6,219,780 B1
  • Filed: 10/27/1998
  • Issued: 04/17/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A circuit arrangement, comprising:

  • (a) a plurality of execution units, each execution unit configured to execute instructions supplied thereto; and

    (b) a dispatch unit, coupled to the plurality of execution units, the dispatch unit configured to determine whether to dispatch multiple copies of a producer instruction to multiple execution units the dispatch unit further configured to determine whether the producer instruction is likely to have multiple consumer instructions associated therewith.

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