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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1997
Filed:
May. 19, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Christopher M Hall, Redwood City, CA (US);
Gary D Phillips, San Jose, CA (US);
David W Weinrich, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
395800 ; 3642322 ; 3642328 ; 3642329 ; 3642384 ; 364D / ;
Abstract
An architecture for a serial multi-chip package digital controller including a controller oriented processor die and a separate non-volatile memory die. The architecture provides for a low pin count on the package, minimal electrical connections on and between the dice, and a minimal number of registers by making use of significant multiplexing to allow many of the registers and signal lines to serve multiple functions responsive to the mode of operation and other control signals.