Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for implementing a zero overhead loop
- Patent Title (中): 用于实现零开销循环的系统和方法
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Application No.: US11643998Application Date: 2006-12-22
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Publication No.: US07987347B2Publication Date: 2011-07-26
- Inventor: Sophie Mary Wilson , Timothy Martin Dobson
- Applicant: Sophie Mary Wilson , Timothy Martin Dobson
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC
- Main IPC: G06F9/00
- IPC: G06F9/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods for implementing a zero overhead loop in a microprocessor or microprocessor based system/chip are disclosed. The systems and methods include the use of a breakpoint mechanism which is additionally used in debugging in order to provide some of the looping functionality.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080155236A1 System and method for implementing a zero overhead loop Public/Granted day:2008-06-26
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