DocumentCode
973436
Title
Method for direct multiway branching in microprogram control
Author
Papachristou, Christos A.
Author_Institution
University of Cincinnati, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Cincinnati, USA
Volume
17
Issue
19
fYear
1981
Firstpage
709
Lastpage
710
Abstract
A new technique is proposed for simultaneously executing multiway branching with PLAs. The basic structure consists of three units: the microcode ROM, the microsequencer PLA and a register counter. The main idea is to store only branching information in PLA, exploiting the associative addressing properties of the latter. Benefits in speed and memory space are obtained.
Keywords
cellular arrays; microprogramming; read-only storage; direct multiway branching; microcode ROM; microsequencer PLA; programmable logic arrays; register counter;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19810497
Filename
4245975
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