Asynchronous pipelined data processing system
US5187800A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 1987 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C19/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An asynchronous form of pipeline processor has a storage capability for partially processed data. When the processor is empty, it functions as a combinatorial circuit producing resultant data processed as desired. As necessary, the processor registers data, however, it continues to advance other data as rapidly as possible. A control unit individually provides binary control signals to a plurality of processing apparatus to maintain order with respect to processing and storing data. Switching structures controlled by the control unit along with amplifiers are provided at the input and output of individual processors to set the processing apparatus to process or store data. Processing several sets of data simultaneously while preserving proper order enables the system to do logic and arithmetic processing at a relatively high speed.
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