Value Prediction as a Cost-Effective Solution to Improve Embedded Processors Performance

The growing market of embedded systems and applications has led to the making of more general embedded processors, with some features traditionally associated with general-purpose microprocessors. Following this trend, recent research has tried to incorporate into embedded processors the newest techniques to break down ILP limits. Value speculation is a recent technique not yet considered in the context of embedded processors, and the goal of the present work is to analyse the performance potential of this technique within this scope.

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