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VLIW(Very Long Instruction Word) A CPU architecture that reads a group of instructions and executes them at the same time. For example, the group (word) might contain four instructions, and the compiler ensures that those four instructions are not dependent on each other so they can be executed simultaneously. Otherwise, it places no-ops (blank instructions) in the word where necessary.
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A Crusoe processor uses a Very-Long Instruction Word (VLIW) instruction set at its core; CM software is responsible for the translation of x86 instructions to VLIW so that they can be processed by the CPU. New Wireless Standards and Video and Multi-Media Applications Demand Very High-Performance, Next-Generation VLIW DSP Processor Architectures The design, in its entirety, is compiled into memory instructions for execution by NitroSIM's VLIW processor. |
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