Enhanced alu test hardware
CA 1216070 A · Owner: Tandem Computers Incorporated · Inventors: Horst, Robert W.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
Hardware associated with an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) in a central processing unit of a data processor provides for testing the inputs to the ALU to see if logical AND is zero or the two inputs are equal while allowing the ALU to perform another function at the time these tests are made.
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Why it's free to use
- Granted December 30, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended December 30, 2003.
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