Also known as the "fetch-execute cycle," it is the process whereby a single instruction is executed. The first half of the cycle transfers the instruction from RAM to the instruction register ...

The instruction time is the first half of the cycle. The second half executes the instruction. See instruction cycle. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires ...

The return stack has eight 32-bit entries that store the link register value in r14 (register 14) and the ARM or Thumb state of the calling function. When a return-type instruction is predicted taken, ...