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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Michael I. Catherwood, Georgetown, TX (US);
Bryan Kris, Gilbert, AZ (US);
David Mickey, Chandler, AZ (US);
Joseph Kanellopoulos, Chandler, AZ (US);
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
A central processing unit (CPU) having an interrupt unit for interrupting execution of instructions, a plurality context defining register sets, wherein each set of registers having the same number of CPU registers, a switching unit for coupling a selected register set within the CPU, wherein the switching unit switches to a predetermined register set of the plurality of context defining register sets upon occurrence of an exception, and a control register configured to control selection of a register set of the plurality of context defining register initiated by an instruction and further operable to indicate a currently used context.
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