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#US6708268B1
a2) United States Patent
Abstract
A microcontroller apparatus is provided with an instruction set for manipulating the behavior of the microcontroller. The apparatus and system is provided that enables a linearized address space that makes modular emulation possible. Direct or indirect addressing is possible through register files or data memory. Special function registers, including the Program Counter (PC) and Working Register (W), are mapped in the data memory. An orthogonal (symmetrical) instruction set makes possible any operation on any register using any addressing mode. Consequently, two file registers to be used in some two operand instructions. This allows data to be moved directly between two registers without going through the W register, Thus increasing performance and decreasing program memory usage. 142 Claims, 95 Drawing Sheets 12 Address <12> 108 a Program Memory, (up to 2M Bytes) Address Latch
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CPC G06F9/00
Confidence: High
Official Definition
Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
PHYSICS > COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING > ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
AI Technology & Product Mapping
Technology Domain:
Embedded Systems & Microcontrollers
Product Category:
Microcontrollers & SoCs
Plain-English Summary:
General architectural arrangements and control units that govern how a computer or processor executes sequences of program instructions.
Relation to Claims:
The patent outlines a microcontroller apparatus with an instruction set and linearized address space designed to manage overall program control and operational behavior.
CPC G06F9/06
Confidence: High
Official Definition
Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
PHYSICS > COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING > ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
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Technology Domain:
Embedded Systems & Microcontrollers
Product Category:
Microcontrollers & SoCs
Plain-English Summary:
Stored-program computer architecture where instructions are held in an internal memory (like program memory) to direct the processor's operations.
Relation to Claims:
The abstract details a program memory of up to 2M Bytes and a Program Counter mapped in data memory, directly aligning with stored-program execution arrangements.
CPC G06F9/30
Confidence: High
Official Definition
Arrangements for executing machine instructions, e.g. instruction decode
PHYSICS > COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING > ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
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Technology Domain:
Processor Architecture & Instruction Sets
Product Category:
Microcontrollers & SoCs
Plain-English Summary:
Hardware mechanisms and instruction set designs used by a processor to decode and execute specific machine language instructions.
Relation to Claims:
The disclosure focuses heavily on an orthogonal and symmetrical instruction set that allows various operations, addressing modes, and direct register-to-register data movement.
CPC G06F9/30181
Confidence: Medium
Official Definition
Instruction operation extension or modification
PHYSICS > COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING > ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
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Technology Domain:
Processor Architecture & Instruction Sets
Product Category:
Microcontrollers & SoCs
Plain-English Summary:
Architectural features that extend or modify how basic machine instructions operate, enabling flexible addressing or enhanced instruction formats.
Relation to Claims:
Relates to direct or indirect addressing mechanisms through register files or data memory and flexible two-operand instructions that modify standard execution patterns.
CPC G06F9/30192
Confidence: Medium
Official Definition
Instruction operation extension or modification according to data descriptor, e.g. dynamic data typing
PHYSICS > COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING > ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
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Technology Domain:
Processor Architecture & Instruction Sets
Product Category:
Microcontrollers & SoCs
Plain-English Summary:
Modifying instruction execution based on data descriptors or specific formats associated with the data being processed.
Relation to Claims:
Relates to how special function registers, the Program Counter, and the Working Register are mapped and utilized to modify data operations across different addressing modes.