I-Tek, Inc.

Edward J Radkowski

Gerald F Muething, Jr

Harvey L Siegel

A network of two or more microprogrammed digital processors is provided which permits operation of the individual processors independently or as linked processors for transferring real time control information at the micro level to establish microprogram control which is supplied from the processor that is processing the data determining the control sequence, resulting in dynamic master/slave relationships, with high performance, by eliminating the need to transfer data used to influence microprogramming sequencing. Next control memory address source designators within each processor, selectively enable microprogram control memory data sources of either processor when the control memory address busses of each processor are linked together. Upon unlinking of the address busses, each next control memory address source designator selectively enables a source only within its own processor, such as a branch address latch source, operation code mapping memory source, and a microsequencer source. Permanently linked processors provide a single processor network for achieving increased performance for multiple precision computations.

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Palo Alto, CA, United States of America

Edward J Radkowski