摘要:
The present invention is directed to a microprocessor (MPU) 10 comprising a bridge chip 12 including a bus retry output part (40) for outputting a bus retry (BRTY) signal; a bus retry detection part (30) for determining whether a bus retry signal is input from the bridge chip 12; and a bus cycle controller (38) for suspending a currently executed bus cycle in response to detection of the bus retry signal and for re-starting the suspended bus cycle. The bridge chip also preferably includes an interrupt detection part (32) for determining whether another process request is issued during suspension of the bus cycle; and an interrupt controller (38) for executing that other process before re-starting the suspended bus cycle.