Microprogram control units
US4021779A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 1975 |
| Grant date | May 3, 1977 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/223
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A microprogram control unit comprises a microprogram store and an interactive processor processing the micro instructions issued by the microprogram store to produce expanded system control signals, at least some of the processing elements of the interactive processor being each responsible for producing a unique subset of control signals, no other processing element being directly involved in producing control signals in that subset. The processing elements may be self-sequencing stores, the micro instruction supplying the initial entry point for each store may be provided with its own automatic looping facility.
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