Patent ID: 8412853
Filing Date: 2013-04-02
Classification: G01R,G06F,G11C,H04L

Abstract:
1. An integrated circuit comprising: A. functional circuits having inputs and outputs; B. data I/O circuitry having one bi-directional data signal lead that is accessible from outside the integrated circuit, a data input lead that is separate from the bi-directional data signal lead and that is coupled to the one bi-directional data signal lead, and a data output lead that is separate from the bi-directional data signal lead and the data input lead, and that is coupled to the one bi-directional data signal lead; C. a clock input lead; D. data circuitry having an input connected to the data input lead, an output connected to the data output lead, control inputs, outputs connected with the inputs of the functional circuits, and inputs connected with the outputs of the functional circuits; E. instruction circuitry having an input connected to the data input lead, control inputs, and a control output; F. address circuitry having an input connected to the data input lead, control inputs, and a control output; and G. port controller circuitry having a clock input connected to the clock input lead, a data input connected to the data input lead, a data control output connected to the control input of the data circuitry, an instruction control output connected to the control input of the instruction circuitry, an instruction control input connected to the control output of the instruction circuitry, an address control output connected to the control input of the address circuitry, and an address control input connected to the control output of the address circuitry.