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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. 13, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2001
Applicants:
James R. Bartling, Chandler, AZ (US);
Joseph A. Thomsen, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Randy Yach, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Inventors:
James R. Bartling, Chandler, AZ (US);
Joseph A. Thomsen, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Randy Yach, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F012/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A filter register bank, for example, for a CAN module provides parallel and serial access. The filter bank comprises a plurality of memory cells arranged in a matrix of columns and rows, wherein for parallel access all memory cells within a row are selectable and coupled with a first plurality of bus lines and for serial access all memory cells within a column are selectable and coupled with a second plurality of bus lines.