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Programmable quiesce apparatus for retry, recovery and debug

US4974147A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 1988
Grant dateNov 27, 1990
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Expiry dateDec 21, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2736
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for suspending processor operation in response to an error indication wherein the processor is cycled to a known state prior to the stopping of the system clock to enable the system to be interrogated in order to determine the cause of the error indication.

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