Abstract:
An integrated circuit device, in accordance with embodiments as claimed includes a central processing core; and a plurality of peripherals operably coupled to the RISC CPU core. In some embodiments, the plurality of peripherals include at least one configurable logic cell peripheral having more inputs than input-output connections on the integrated circuit device. In some embodiments, the inputs include one or more inputs from one or more integrated circuit subsystems.
Abstract:
A processor includes a RISC CPU core; and a plurality of peripherals including one or more configurable logic cell peripherals. The configurable logic cell peripheral may be configured to allow real-time software access to internal configuration and signals paths of the processor. The configurable logic cell peripheral may have real-time configuration control.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit device, in accordance with embodiments as claimed includes a central processing core; and a plurality of peripherals operably coupled to the RISC CPU core. In some embodiments, the plurality of peripherals include at least one configurable logic cell peripheral having more inputs than input-output connections on the integrated circuit device. In some embodiments, the inputs include one or more inputs from one or more integrated circuit subsystems.
Abstract:
A processor includes a RISC CPU core and a plurality of peripherals including a configurable logic cell peripheral. The configurable logic cell peripheral may be configured to combine a plurality of inputs into a single output. The configurable logic cell may be programmable to function as one of a plurality of predetermined logic functions.
Abstract:
Activation of an external sensor coupled to an electronic device will change the frequency of a low power oscillator in the electronic device that runs during a low power sleep mode of the electronic device. When a change in frequency of the low power oscillator is detected, the electronic device will wake-up from the low power sleep mode. In addition, when a change in frequency from an external frequency source is detected, the electronic device will wake-up from the low power sleep mode.
Abstract:
An apparatus for selecting a plurality of input signals from a plurality of y signals in a device has a switching matrix with a plurality of n to 1 mulitplexers, wherein each n to 1 multiplexer is assigned to a different input set of n of the y signals wherein a subset of less than n input signals of each set of input signals of each of the n to 1 multiplexers is also a subset of input signals of another n to I multiplexer.
Abstract:
An internal' voltage regulator (108) in an integrated circuit device (102) is always active upon initial start-up and/or power-on-reset operations. The internal voltage regulator (108) protects the low voltage core logic circuits (104, 106) of the integrated circuit device (102) from excessively high voltages that may be present in a particular application. In addition, nonvolatile memory (104) may be part of and operational with the low voltage core logic circuits (104, 106) for storing device operating parameters. Therefore, the internal voltage regulator (108) also protects the low voltage nonvolatile memory (104) from excessive high voltages. Once the integrated circuit device (102) has stabilized and all logic circuits therein fully function, a bit(s) in the nonvolatile memory (104) may be read to determine if the internal voltage regulator (108) should remain active, e.g., power operation with a high voltage source, or be placed into a bypass mode for low power operation when the integrated circuit device (102) is powered by a low voltage.
Abstract:
An integrated circuit device has a modulator module that provides a modulation signal comprising one frequency keyed on and off, or alternating between two or more different frequencies or phases that are selected based upon a modulator signal. The one or more frequencies or phases may be selected from a plurality of frequency sources. Switching the one frequency on or off, or between the at least two different frequencies or phases may be synchronized with one or both of the two or more different frequencies or phases so that "glitches" or spurs are not introduced into the modulation signal. The integrated circuit device may also comprise a processor, memory, digital logic and input-output. Frequency sources may be internal to the digital device or external. The modulator signal may comprise serial data generated from the digital logic and/or processor of the digital device.
Abstract:
An n-bit microprocessor device has an n-bit central processing unit (CPU); a plurality of special function registers and general purpose registers which are memory-mapped to a plurality of banks, with at least two 16-bit indirect memory address registers which are accessible by the CPU across all banks; a bank access unit for coupling the CPU with one of the plurality of banks; a data memory coupled with the CPU; and a program memory coupled with the CPU, wherein the indirect address registers are operable to access the data memory or program memory and wherein a bit in each of the indirect memory address registers indicates an access to the data memory or to the program memory.
Abstract:
Activation of an external sensor coupled to an electronic device will change the frequency of a low power oscillator in the electronic device that runs during a low power sleep mode of the electronic device. When a change in frequency of the low power oscillator is detected, the electronic device will wake-up from the low power sleep mode. In addition, when a change in frequency from an external frequency source is detected, the electronic device will wake-up from the low power sleep mode.