Instruction cache prefetching directed by branch prediction

IEE Proceedings: Computers and Digital Techniques

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 241-246

  Chiu, J C ^a   Shiu, R M ^a   Chi, S A ^a   Chung, C P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MULTIPROCESSING SYSTEMS;

BRANCH INSTRUCTION BASED (BIB) PREFETCHING; INSTRUCTION CACHE PREFETCHING;

BUFFER STORAGE;

EID: 0033339159     PISSN: 13502387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-cdt:19990310     Document Type: Article

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