Microcomputer arranged for direct memory access
US4348720A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 1979 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/285
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A microcomputer system arranged for performing direct memory access operations has direct memory access circuitry included on a single chip with the main processor of the microcomputer. Addressing for direct memory access operations is accomplished by circuitry also used for generating addresses when processing routine instructions in the main processor.
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