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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yutaka Shirai, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Koinuma, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
377 26 ; 36523008 ; 365233 ; 365236 ; 365239 ;
Abstract
A counter circuit, which may be on a semiconductor integrated circuit, that is applicable to both a linear sequence and an interleave sequence and is capable of setting a burst length at 1, 2, 4, 8, or 2.sup.n in both sequences. The burst length of the counter circuit may be changeable, and the counter circuit may output a signal indicating whether the count number has reached the burst length.