Patent ID: 7870366

Claim:
An integrated circuit comprising: a connector memory storing a value and specified by an address; a first and a second functional components, each functional component comprising: a functional block, the functional block comprising a plurality of logic devices for performing a function; a GO component for storing an electrical address specifying a connector memory, the GO component directly connected to the function block, and functioning to start the functional block when the value of the connector memory specified by the electrical address is set to a GO value; and a DONE component for storing an electrical address specifying a connector memory, the DONE component directly connected to the function block, and functioning to identify the completion of the functional block by setting the value of the connector memory specified by the electrical address to a DONE value, wherein when the DONE value and the electrical address of the DONE component of the first functional component are set to be the same as the GO value and the electrical address of the GO component of the second functional component, respectively, the first and second functional components are executed in series without any external intervention.