This prevents the simultaneous fetching required in a superscalar pipeline. ... Superscalar pipeline capable of fetching and decoding two instructions at a time. ...
fetch decode execute write back. 4. COMP381 by M. Hamdi. Cache/ Memory. Fetch. Unit. EU ... Read the decoded instructions (uOPs) 11. COMP381 by M. Hamdi. 3.2 GB ...
Also called a branch-prediction buffer. Lower bits of branch address index table of 1-bit values ... VLIW lock step = 1 hazard & all instructions stall ...