Patent · US Expired

Computer processor having a checker

US6212626A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 1998
Grant dateApr 3, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/3869
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer processor that has a checker for receiving an instruction. The checker includes a scoreboard, an input for receiving an external replay signal, and decision logic coupled to the scoreboard and the input. The decision logic determines whether the instruction executed correctly based on both the scoreboard and the external replay signal.

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