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One-chip microcomputer including RISC processor and one or more coprocessors having control registers mapped as internal registers for the RISC processor

US6298432A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 25, 1998
Grant dateOct 2, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/3877
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A one-chip microcomputer including a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) type processor and one or more coprocessors for performing processes independent from said RISC type processor. The RISC type processor is coupled to the coprocessors via a coprocessor bus and is provided with a bypass circuit which facilitates execution of conditional branch instructions.

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