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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1998
Francois Niot, Biot, FR;
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention provides digital computers, memory interfaces, methods of executing a program, methods of programming a digital computer, and methods of operating a memory interface. According to one embodiment, the present invention provides a digital computer including a memory unit configured to store program code including a plurality of ordered program instructions; a processor electrically coupled with the memory unit, the processor being configured to request fetching of program instructions from the memory unit, the processor being further configured to decode and execute the fetched program instructions; and a memory interface electrically coupled with the memory unit and the processor, the memory interface being configured to generate a substitute instruction and fetch program instructions from the memory unit responsive to a request from the processor, the memory interface being further configured to selectively output the fetched program instructions and the substitute instruction to the processor.