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Microprocessor having a protection circuit to insure proper instruction fetching

US5057999A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 26, 1989
Grant dateOct 15, 1991
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/0763
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A microprocessor including a CPU, an instruction memory (ROM) with a sequencer in the CPU that sends out a fetch signal for an instruction, and an address decoder that decodes the fetch signal and sends a signal to the ROM allowing the fetch signal to fetch an instruction if the address is correct.

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