Microprocessor configuration arrangement for selecting an external bus width
March 10, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesDigital computer with multi-processor capability utilizing intelligent composite memory and input/output modules and method for performing the same Microprocessor with bus sizing function Microprocessor and microprocessor system with changeable effective bus width Unified write buffer having information identifying whether the address belongs to a first write operand or a second write operand having an extra wide latch Electronic system with circuitry for generating memory column addresses using memory array type bits in a control register Generation of memory column addresses using memory array type bits in a control register of a computer system Patent #: 5737764 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 813274 filed on 03/10/1997US Classes:712/38, Offchip interface710/66, Width conversion712/43, Mode switching712/229, Mode switch or change713/2Loading initialization program (e.g., booting, rebooting, warm booting, remote booting, BIOS, initial program load (IPL), bootstrapping)ExaminersPrimary: Ellis, Richard L.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG06F 009/00AbstractA microprocessor circuit arrangement is capable of retrieving and executing program instructions from a program memory having one of multiple possible bit-widths using address signals. A microprocessor uses a set of program instructions to select a memory configuration for retrieving the program instructions. The program memory stores the set of program instructions such that the microprocessor can retrieve the set of program instructions regardless of which bit-width is used to store the set of program instructions. Additional circuitry maps the address signals for retrieving the program instructions from the program memory.Other References
Field of SearchReconfiguringNETWORK-TO-COMPUTER INTERFACING Width conversion Decoding instruction to accommodate variable length instruction or operand Mode switch or change Mode switching Offchip interface Externally controlled internal mode switching via pin External sync or interrupt signal CLOCK CONTROL OF DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, COMPONENT, OR DATA TRANSMISSION Loading initialization program (e.g., booting, rebooting, warm booting, remote booting, BIOS, initial program load (IPL), bootstrapping) | |
