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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2004
Applicants:
Franck Roche, Trets, FR;
Philippe Basset, Meylan, FR;
Inventors:
Franck Roche, Trets, FR;
Philippe Basset, Meylan, FR;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A microprocessor includes a processing unit, an address bus connected to an addressable memory space, and executes instructions from an instruction set for accessing the addressable memory space. The addressable memory space is for a lower memory area and an extended memory area. The instruction set includes a first instruction group for accessing the lower memory area, and a second instruction group that is distinct from the first instruction group for accessing the extended memory area.