Rotary pipeline processors

被引:3
作者
Moore, S
Robinson, P
Wilcox, S
机构
[1] Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, New Museums Site, Cambridge CB2 3QG, Pembroke Street
来源
IEE PROCEEDINGS-COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL TECHNIQUES | 1996年 / 143卷 / 05期
关键词
rotary pipeline processors; superscalar processors; self-timed logic;
D O I
10.1049/ip-cdt:19960657
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
The rotary pipeline processor is a new architecture for superscalar computing. It is based on a simple and regular pipeline structure which can support several ALUs for efficient dispatching of multiple instructions. Register values flow around a rotary pipeline, constrained by local data dependencies. During normal operation the control circuits are not on the critical path and performance is only limited by data rates. The architecture is particularly well suited to implementation using self-timed logic.
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页码:259 / 265
页数:7
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