A data processing system including a circuit for storing a sequence of instructions, a circuit for determining if the instruction sequence includes a branch instruction, a circuit for storing a sequence of branch target instructions in response to the determination of the existence of a branch instruction...http://www.google.ca/patents/US5127091?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5127091 - System for reducing delay in instruction execution by executing branch instructions in separate processor while dispatching subsequent instructions to primary processor
