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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1998
Scarlett Z. Wu, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Darren D. Neuman, San Jose, CA (US);
Arvind B. Patwardhan, San Jose, CA (US);
LSI Logic Corporation, Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A video decoding system includes an embedded microcontroller that provides memory arbitration in addition to processing and control functions. The microcontroller architecture provides a first-in, first-out (FIFO) queue for storing memory access instructions and a processing logic for executing software instructions. The microcontroller processing logic determines which components within the decoding system need access to memory and stores a sequence of memory access instructions into the FIFO queue. Each memory access instruction is associated with one decoder component. When main memory becomes available, a memory access instruction is dequeued from the FIFO and transmitted to the associated decoder component, which is then permitted to access memory. The microcontroller receives indicator signals from the decoder components that indicate when the decoder components have finished accessing memory and, thus, when the memory device is available for subsequent transactions.