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+//     Richard CPU
+//     Copyright (C) 2026  Richard Qin
+
+//     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+//     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+//     (at your option) any later version.
+
+//     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+//     GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+//     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//     along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+// File path: rtl/core/branch_unit.sv
+// Description: Branch Unit, responsible for determining whether conditional jump instructions are effective
+
+module branch_unit 
+    import rv64_pkg::*;
+(
+    input   logic              is_branch,      // Indicates whether the current instruction is a branch instruction
+    input   logic [2:0]        branch_op,      // Specific branch types func3
+    input   logic [XLEN-1:0]   operand_a,      // operand 1
+    input   logic [XLEN-1:0]   operand_b,      // operand 2
+    output  logic              branch_taken    // Branch taken signal
+);
+
+    always_comb begin
+        branch_taken = 1'b0;
+        
+        if (is_branch) begin
+            case (branch_op)
+                // 3'b000: BEQ (Branch if Equal)
+                BRANCH_EQ: branch_taken = (operand_a == operand_b);
+                // 3'b001: BNE (Branch if Not Equal)
+                BRANCH_NE: branch_taken = (operand_a != operand_b);
+                // 3'b100: BLT (Branch if Less Than, Signed)
+                BRANCH_LT: branch_taken = ($signed(operand_a) < $signed(operand_b));
+                // 3'b101: BGE (Branch if Greater Than or Equal, Signed)
+                BRANCH_GE: branch_taken = ($signed(operand_a) >= $signed(operand_b));
+                // 3'b110: BLTU (Branch if Less Than, Unsigned)
+                BRANCH_LTU: branch_taken = (operand_a < operand_b);
+                // 3'b111: BGEU (Branch if Greater Than or Equal, Unsigned)
+                BRANCH_GEU: branch_taken = (operand_a >= operand_b);
+                default: branch_taken = 1'b0;
+            endcase
+        end
+    end
+
+endmodule