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Instruction Fetch Unit

The Instruction Fetch Unit is a processor core component responsible for retrieving executable instructions from memory in accordance with the program counter, distinguishing itself from other fetch mechanisms by directly initiating the instruction pipeline in a pipelined microarchitecture.

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2017–2026

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Balancing thoughput and fairness in SMT processors

Kun Luo, Jayanth Gummaraju, M. Franklin · 2005 · 247 citations

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Optimizing Compiler for the CELL Processor

Alexandre E. Eichenbergert, Kathryn O’Brien, Kevin O’Brien et al. · 2005 · 173 citations

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Optimization of instruction fetch mechanisms for high issue rates

Thomas M. Conte, Kishore N. Menezes, Patrick M. Mills et al. · 1995 · 169 citations · Full text

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Instruction fetch energy reduction using loop caches for embedded applications with small tight loops

Lea Hwang Lee, Bill Moyer, John Arends · 1999 · 160 citations · Full text

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Design tradeoffs for the Alpha EV8 conditional branch predictor

André Seznec, S. Felix, Venkata Krishnan et al. · ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News · 2002 · 147 citations

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Authors

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  1. YN
    Yale N. Patt

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    9 publications · 473 citations

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  2. TM
    Thomas M. Conte

    North Carolina State University, United States

    9 publications · 403 citations

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  3. BC
    Brad Calder

    University of California San Diego, United States

    6 publications · 332 citations

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  4. TY
    Tse-Yu Yeh

    University of Michigan, United States

    5 publications · 352 citations

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  5. AS
    André Seznec

    Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires, France

    4 publications · 304 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    14 h-index

    42 publications

    2.2K citations

  2. Carnegie Mellon University

    Pittsburgh, United States

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    444 citations

  3. Intel (United States)

    Santa Clara, United States

    7 h-index

    8 publications

    473 citations

  4. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

    Barcelona, Spain

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    684 citations

  5. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    502 citations

  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    6 h-index

    20 publications

    557 citations

  7. Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique

    Le Chesnay-Rocquencourt, France

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    431 citations

  8. Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires

    Rennes, France

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    431 citations

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  1. ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News

    8 publications · 269 citations

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  2. IBM Journal of Research and Development

    4 publications · 238 citations

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  3. IEEE Transactions on Computers

    3 publications · 165 citations

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  5. Computer

    1 publications · 24 citations

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