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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 10, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jim Mergard, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/500 ; G06B 1/200 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 1/500 ; G06B 1/200 ;
Abstract
A programmable state machine provides a capability of dynamically changing state-machine functions. State machine programming may be accomplished dynamically by a processor through a plurality of mask registers. The plurality of mask registers provide for selective enabling and disabling of input values and transition values of the programmable state machine.