Chips and Technologies, Llc.

Rashid N Khan

Cheng Kai Chen

Jefferson Eugene Owen

Robert W Catlin

Stuart T Auvinen

Brian Verstegen

Aurav R Gollabinnie

Chien-Feng Cheng

Funkai Liu

Win-Sheng Cheng

The present invention provides a system whereby the microprocessor and the bus controller in a personal computer can be driven at different frequencies. Furthermore with the present invention the COMMAND DELAY and the WAIT STATE signals on the bus can be adjusted under program control.

Bus controller with different microprocessor and bus clocks and

A method and apparatus which puts a cartridge memory, such as a cartridge ROM, into the EMS memory space. A register value is set to indicate that the cartridge memory is present. This value is provided to enable a logic circuit which does the address transformation needed for EMS and generates a chip select signal for the cartridge memory. The chip select signal is produced upon the detection of an address directed to the cartridge memory. A register stores the address of the cartridge memory. Since the memory address of the cartridge memory can be varied, the location of the cartridge can be placed where it is most convenient for the particular memory structure of a system.

Method and apparatus for use of expanded memory system (EMS) to access

A circuit for waking a microprocessor from a sleep mode and providing it with its microprocessor clock long enough for a refresh, direct memory access (DMA) or master cycle operation to be done by external circuitry. The clock signal is then removed from the microprocessor to put it back into the sleep mode, thereby conserving energy. A hold signal is provided to the microprocessor to cause the microprocessor outputs to be put into a tri-state, high impedance condition, and thus relinquish control of the external bus to the external refreshing circuitry.

Sleep mode refresh apparatus

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

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