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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:
Sep. 02, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Frederick S. Dunlap, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed a data processor having improved debugging features that output from the data processor selected instructions, data, or addresses in response to the occurrence of one or more of events in the data processor. The events include execution of a branch instruction, detection of a trigger value on an internal bus, or execution of a unique spray instruction.