Multiple parallel programmable finite state machines using a shared transition table

US7683665B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

• Rolf Fritz · Waldenbuch, DE
• Ulrich Mayer · Weißenhorn, DE
• Thomas Schlipf · Holzgerlingen, DE
• Christopher S. Smith · Tamm, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 21, 2009
• Grant date: Mar 23, 2010
• Expiry date: Apr 21, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G05B2219/23289
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A system and method of implementing multiple programmable finite state machines using a shared transition table is disclosed, the method including forming a plurality of finite state machine cores such that an amount of the plurality of finite state machine cores is unchangeable, forming a state transition array, and forming a routing network such that the forming the plurality of associated state transition elements is realized.