Patent ID: 8283944

Claim:
An electronic circuit device in which at least one control element and plural components of the same function are stacked, comprising: each of said control element and said components includes a means for communication for exchanging data, said control element includes a means for transmitting data to direct change of state of said components through said means for communication to one of said components, each of said components includes a means for changing an operating state according to said data directing change of state transmitted from said control element or said component of a preceding stage, and each of said components includes a means for transmitting said data directing change of state transmitted from said control element or said component of the preceding stage to a component of a latter stage through said means for communication, wherein said operating state is at least one of: a receiving state to receive said data directing to change state and to change the state of said component to said directed state, a transmitting state to transmit said data directing to change state between preceding component and latter component, and a selected state to performs directions of said control element.