Integrated circuit comprising a central processing unit for executing a plurality of programs
US5696957A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 29, 1996 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/462
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit has a central processing unit for executing programs. The integrated circuit includes a register set, provided in the central processing unit, for storing crate required for executing a program in the central processing unit; and a register-file RAM, coupled to the central processing unit, for storing at least the same data as that stored in the register set in the central processing unit, wherein data stored in the register-file RAM can be supplied to the register set in the central processing unit.
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