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Progressive extended compression mask for dynamic trace

US7383367B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

Lewis Nardini · Dallas, US
Manisha Agarwala · Richardson, US
John M. Johnsen · Dallas, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 5, 2006
Grant date	Jun 3, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 12, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/3476
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention provides trace address compression by comparing respective bytes of a current trace address with a stored prior trace address. Only the least significant bytes of the current trace address that do not match the stored prior trace address or are less significant than any section of the current trace address that does not match the stored prior trace address are transmitted. This sometimes reduces the amount of data that needs to be transmitted. The prior trace address may be updated with the current trace address if there is a complete mismatch.

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