Function control for a processor
US7231476B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/468
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A processor operable to perform a plurality of functions, the processor comprising: an input port; a storage element operable to receive and to store an input signal input via the input port, the input signal comprising at least one control value; control logic operable to control at least one of the functions of the processor in dependence on the at least one control value; and access logic operable to receive an access control signal and to disable access via the input port to the at least one control value stored in the storage element in dependence upon the access control signal.
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