SYNCHRONIZING PARTIALLY PIPELINED INSTRUCTIONS IN VLIW PROCESSORS - Patent 1290548

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EP 1 290 548 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	21.03.2002

(43)	Date of publication:
	12.03.2003 Bulletin 2003/11

(21)	Application number: 01938991.5

(22)	Date of filing: 30.05.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G06F 9/38

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0110/839

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0109/5101 (13.12.2001 Gazette 2001/50)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

02.06.2000 US 586190

(71)	Applicant: SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
	Palo Alto,California 94303 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	TREMBLAY, Marc Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US) YELURI, Sharada San Jose, CA 95131 (US) CHAN, Jeffrey, Meng, Wah Mountain View, CA 94040 (US)

(74)	Representative: Davies, Simon Robert
	D Young & Co,21 New Fetter Lane London, EC4A 1DA London, EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	SYNCHRONIZING PARTIALLY PIPELINED INSTRUCTIONS IN VLIW PROCESSORS