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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:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gary L. Swoboda, Sugarland, TX (US);
Madathil R. Karthikeyan, Bangalore, IN;
Amitabh Menon, Bangalore, IN;
David R. Matt, Missouri City, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/100 ;
Abstract
A reconfigurable datapath ( ), which may be alternatively configured for various debug modes. These modes include a breakpoint mode ( ), counter mode ( ), DMA mode ( ), and PSA mode ( ). Each configuration uses one or more of two bitcell units: a register bitcell unit ( ) and a comparator bitcell unit ( ). The inputs and interconnections of these bitcell units ( ) determine the configuration, and hence the mode, for which they are to be used.