
Bus Interface Unit (BIU):-
This unit contains following parts of 8086:-
6 byte instruction queue
segment registers (CS,DS,ES,SS)
instruction pointer
This unit performs following steps:-
Instruction fetch, Instruction queuing, Operand fetch and storage, Address relocation and Bus control.
The BIU uses a mechanism known as an instruction stream...
Architecture of microprocessor 8086 part2