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Invalid instruction code detector

US4167778A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 30, 1978
Grant dateSep 11, 1979
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Expiry dateJan 30, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/226
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A read-only memory, adapted to be addressed by the operation code portion of a computer instruction word, stores at addressable locations therein a flag indicating whether a particular combination of operation code bits is a valid combination.

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