Electronic digital logic circuitry – Multifunctional or programmable – Array
Patent
1995-06-02
1999-04-20
Donaghue, Larry D.
Electronic digital logic circuitry
Multifunctional or programmable
Array
39580025, 326 56, 326 59, 711104, 365168, G06F 1582
Patent
active
058965416
ABSTRACT:
A NULL convention logic bus includes: a plurality of bus transmission lines; a plurality of NULL convention transmitter ports; and a plurality of NULL convention receiver ports. Each NULL convention transmitter port propagates alternating wavefronts of data an NULL across the bus transmission lines to a NULL convention receiver port. A pipeline bus includes NULL convention storage registers at the transmitter ports. A FIFO pipeline bus includes NULL convention storage registers at the receiver ports. A NULL convention register file includes: a NULL convention input register; and a plurality of NULL convention storage registers. The input register synchronously propagates alternating wavefronts of NULL and data to an addressed NULL convention storage register.
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Fant Karl M.
Kinney Larry L.
Donaghue Larry D.
Follansbee John
Theseus Logic Inc.
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