System and method for generating a trigger signal
US7348799B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F30/333
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One disclosed embodiment may comprise an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC). The ASIC includes memory that stores condition data defining conditions for enabling transitions among a plurality of states and next state data defining a next state associated with each of the respective conditions. A state machine circuit employs the condition data and the next state data to transition from a current state of the state machine circuit to a next state as a function of applying at least one condition relative to input data. The at least one condition is defined by condition data that is associated with the current state. The state machine circuit associates next state data with the at least one condition based on the current state of the state machine circuit. A control circuit provides a trigger signal in response to the current state of the state machine circuit transitioning to at least one predefined state of the plurality of states.
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