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Branch Behavior Characterization for Multimedia Applications

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Advances in Computer Systems Architecture (ACSAC 2006)

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Modern embedded processors employ dynamic branch prediction to reduce performance penalty caused by branch instructions. Existing branch predictor designs are all based on the behavior of applications on a GPP (general purpose processor). However, for an embedded system, such as smart phone, multimedia applications are the main workload. Therefore, in this paper, we perform detailed analysis on the branch behavior of multimedia applications. We believe that identifying important characteristics of the branch behavior of multimedia applications is important for designing a branch predictor for embedded processors.

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  1. Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Roosevelet Rd., Sec 4, Taipei, 106, Taiwan R.O.C

    Chia-Lin Yang, Shun-Ying Wang & Yi-Jung Chen

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  1. Computer Systems Architecture Group, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Chris Jesshope

  2. School of Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, AL10 9AB, Hatfield, UK

    Colin Egan

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Yang, CL., Wang, SY., Chen, YJ. (2006). Branch Behavior Characterization for Multimedia Applications. In: Jesshope, C., Egan, C. (eds) Advances in Computer Systems Architecture. ACSAC 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4186. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11859802_53

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