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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Applicant:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kai Chirca, Dallas, TX (US);
Timothy D. Anderson, University Park, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/38 (2018.01); G06F 9/30 (2018.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 11/3668 (2025.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/3867 (2013.01); G06F 9/30101 (2013.01); G06F 9/30116 (2013.01); G06F 9/3853 (2013.01); G06F 9/3854 (2023.08); G06F 9/3858 (2023.08); G06F 9/3861 (2013.01); G06F 9/3863 (2013.01); G06F 9/4812 (2013.01); G06F 9/4843 (2013.01); G06F 9/542 (2013.01); G06F 9/544 (2013.01); G06F 11/368 (2013.01); G06F 11/3696 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes executing software code comprising a plurality of execute packets; responsive to an execute packet of the software code being executed by a data processor core, advancing a value of a test counter register; and responsive to the value of the test counter register being equal to a terminal value, triggering an event to be handled by the software code.