Reconfigurable state machine
US7353347B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C15/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A reconfigurable state machine is provided. The state machine includes a current state register, for storing a current state, and at least one programmable state entry per state of the state machine. Each programmable entry includes a plurality of external signal inputs, a current state tag, at least one next state condition, and a respective next state output. A next state match circuit compares the current state with the current state tag and compares each of the next state conditions with at least one of the external signal inputs to produce a next state match output.
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