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Data processor device supporting selectable exceptions and method thereof

US10073797B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NXP USA, Inc. · US

Inventors

Joseph C. Circello · Phoenix, US
Ujwala R. Malwade · Austin, US
Daniel M. McCarthy · Phoenix, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 22, 2008
Grant date	Sep 11, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 5, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/48
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A processor begins exception processing in response to an exception event. Exception processing by the processor is halted during exception processing to facilitate debugging. The exception event can be a reset exception event or an interrupt exception event. Normal exception processing by the data processor can be resumed after debugging, or exception processing by the data processor can be aborted to allow the normal execution of instructions by the data processor to resume. An exception event can be selectively treated as an interrupt or a reset.

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