Apparatus and method for dynamic program decompression
CA 2498036 A1 · Owner: Atmel Corporation · Inventors: Paolucci, Pier S.
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System for decompressing a program word that is subsequently delivered to a processor for execution. Program word fields are compressed based on regularities between operations and operands. The resulting microcode is , stored in program memory and fed (28) to dynamic program decompression devices, or dyprodes (20), which are assembled using registers (32 34, 36, 38, 44) and multiplexers (40, 42) and are driven by a clock (24) reset , signals (22), and microcode (26). At each cycle the dyprodes (20) produce an , uncompressed field (30) of the program word. The reassembled program word is then passed to a processor. The dyprode system reduces program memory required, reduces the size of …
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