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System and method for assisting a microprocessor

US6351800B1 · kind B1 · utility

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27Claims
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Filing dateNov 29, 1998
Grant dateFeb 26, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10L19/00
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for assisting a microprocessor process data packets with an assist circuit that has programmable microcode that is externally located from the assist circuit and is programmable by the microprocessor.

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