Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing – Processing architecture – Microprocessor or multichip or multimodule processor having...
Patent
1998-04-29
2000-02-29
Eng, David Y.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: processing
Processing architecture
Microprocessor or multichip or multimodule processor having...
712248, G06F 900
Patent
active
060322489
ABSTRACT:
A microcontroller having a special function register to internally select between internal memory and external memory on the fly. Two data pointers in conjunction with the special function register result in four effective quick reference locations. The internal memory consists of one memory module having its array subdivided into a data memory store and a code memory store, and having a bank of pass devices to selectively isolate the code memory store from the data memory store. The present memory can further support concurrent writing to the data memory store while reading from the code memory store. This is done through one of two memory embodiments. In a first memory embodiment two y-decoders are used; a first y-decoder adjacent the code memory store and a second y-decoder adjacent the data memory store. When a simultaneous read/write instruction is started, the outputs from the second y-decoder and an x-decoder are latched. The latches maintain active the selected memory location within the data memory store while the bank of pass devices isolate it from the code memory stored. In a second embodiment, the second y-decoder is replaced with a high voltage page. The high voltage page supplies program and erase voltages directly to the data memory store and indirectly through the bank of pass devices to the code memory store.
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Curry Duncan
Mok Tsung D.
Yu Arthur Y.
Atmel Corporation
Eng David Y.
Haro Rosalio
Schneck Thomas
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