Trace Cache for Efficient Self-Modifying Code Processing

Sun Microsystems Inc.

A patent family: one line of work, grouped by real continuity rather than by a technology label inferred from titles. 20 of these applications claim priority to application 11/535,972, filed Sep 27, 2006. A shared origin can cover several different claimed inventions, which is why members here may not share a title. In-force patents first, soonest term end first, then patent number. Expired patents follow, in the same order.

Patent	Title	Holder	Status	Expires	Time remaining	Confidence
US 7,953,961	Trace Unit with an Op Path from a Decoder (Bypass Mode) and from a Basic-Block Builder Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Term ends Jun 8, 2027 · Medium confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Term ends Jun 8, 2027	Term ends Jun 8, 2027	Medium confidence
US 7,783,863	Graceful Degradation in a Trace-Based Processor Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Term ends Jun 16, 2027 · Medium confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Term ends Jun 16, 2027	Term ends Jun 16, 2027	Medium confidence
US 7,966,479	Concurrent VS. Low Power Branch Prediction Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Term ends Jul 12, 2027 · Medium confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Term ends Jul 12, 2027	Term ends Jul 12, 2027	Medium confidence
US 7,949,854	Trace Unit with a Trace Builder Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Ends no later than Jul 16, 2027 · Low confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Ends no later than Jul 16, 2027	Ends no later than Jul 16, 2027	Low confidence
US 7,568,089	Flag Management in Processors Enabled for Speculative Execution of Micro-Operation Traces Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Ends no later than Jul 27, 2027 · Medium confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Ends no later than Jul 27, 2027	Ends no later than Jul 27, 2027	Medium confidence
US 7,587,585	Flag Management in Processors Enabled for Speculative Execution of Micro-Operation Traces Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Term ends Jul 27, 2027 · High confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Term ends Jul 27, 2027	Term ends Jul 27, 2027	High confidence
US 7,568,088	Flag Management in Processors Enabled for Speculative Execution of Micro-Operation Traces Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Ends no later than Aug 1, 2027 · Medium confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Ends no later than Aug 1, 2027	Ends no later than Aug 1, 2027	Medium confidence
US 7,546,420	Efficient Trace Cache Management During Self-Modifying Code Processing Oracle America, Inc. In force Term ends Aug 9, 2027 · High confidence	Oracle America, Inc.	In force	Term ends Aug 9, 2027	Term ends Aug 9, 2027	High confidence
US 7,987,342	Trace Unit with a Decoder, a Basic-Block Cache, a Multi-Block Cache, and Sequencer Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Ends no later than Aug 14, 2027 · Low confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Ends no later than Aug 14, 2027	Ends no later than Aug 14, 2027	Low confidence
US 8,037,285	Trace Unit Sun Microsystems, Inc. In force Term ends Aug 18, 2027 · Medium confidence	Sun Microsystems, Inc.	In force	Term ends Aug 18, 2027	Term ends Aug 18, 2027	Medium confidence
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