Abstract:
A microcontroller for controlling a digital device without loss of clock cycles which controller is formed of a plurality of control stores (20a, 20b, 20c) each of which is provided with a register counter (21a, 21b, 21c) to address different locations within corresponding control store. Each control store is accessed each clock cycle and an instruction register (22) is provided to receive one of the fetched microinstructions from the selected control store. In this manner, a microinstruction is presented to the instruction register each clock cycle even though the previous microinstruction was a conditional branch, a jump to subroutine or a return to subroutine instruction.
Abstract:
A five port module (Fig. 2A) as a node (21 of Fig. 2B) in an asynchronous speed independent network of concurrent processors (Fig. 2B), each port of the module including an input selector switch (23 of Fig. 2A) and an output selector switch (22 of Fig. 2A) such that each selector switch has a plurality of output channels (outputs 0 to 4 of Fig. 2A) of the output arbiter switches (except the arbiter switch associated with its own port). Each selector switch is adapted to select a particular output channel (arbiter switch) according to the initial bits received in the asynchronous speed independent message. In this manner, the module of the present invention can accommodate up to five simultaneous asynchronous message transmissions without nodal blocking although the average number of simultaneous messages that can be accommodated will be less. The respective arbiter and selector switches are provided with circuitry to respond to a clear signal that resets the corresponding arbiter and selector switches forming a particular transmission path should nodal blocking occur.
Abstract:
In a data communications system where a plurality of line adapters (400, 500, 700) connect to remote peripheral units there is provided a control system for controlling selected Automatic Calling Units (ACU) which can dial connection lines to remote peripherals or systems. A microprocessor (Fig. 3) having output control registers can select specific line adapters (400, 500, 700) having an ACU-output register (505). It can then load dialing-digit data and ON/OFF control data into the ACU-output register (505) for controlling the associated Automatic Calling Unit.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a digital communication subsystem and is particularly involved with more efficient routing and control of data transfer between various types of remote terminals on transmission lines and a central processor. The digital communication subsystem, controlled by a microprocessor (600), includes a plurality of line adapters (0, 1, 2, 3), each of which provides data-comm lines to remote terminal units. Each line adapter (0, 1, 2, 3) has a USART control unit (508, 510, 512, 514), and a timer unit (507, 509, 511, 513) having internal registers (PT1, PT2, BG) which can be written into or read-out from by said microprocessor (600) which uses I/O bus (10) and designated flip-flop (DESFn) to select a particular line adapter to access a particular register in the USART unit or the timer unit.
Abstract:
An optical storage system is contemplated, one employing a data-modulated writing laser beam and a non-erasing reading laser beam of predetermined wavelength. Improved optical media for such systems are described, these characterized by multiple layers whose optical characteristics and thickness are chosen to accomodate a prescribed writing and reading energy and wavelength and so provide an anti-reflection condition (2-AR) for unrecorded portions of the medium and a relatively higher reflectivity for recorded portions. A preferred optical medium includes a highly reflective aluminum layer (213), a relatively transparent polymer spacer layer (214), overlying the reflective layer (213) and an absorber layer (215) overlying the nucleation layer (ST), the absorber layer (215) being an archival metal rendered in an island configuration, adapted to be so affected by the contemplated write beam as to "agglomerate" and better transmit the read beam. For instance a noble metal so rendered (with a pre-strike in many cases) has given good results.
Abstract:
A heat exchange device (10) for attachment to the external surface of a package (20) containing an integrated circuit chip (24) or die. The device (10) has particular application in high density electronic packaging configuration, where space limitations severely curtail the volume which can be occupied thereby. The structure of the present device (10) is such that both the effective cooling area per given volume and the heat transfer coefficient are maximized. Basically, the device (10) is an integral structure comprised of a generally helical wire form (12-12C) affixed to a metallic frame-like member (14). The wire form (12-12C) provides a plurality of parallel closely spaced-apart cylindrical sections (12a, 12c) capable of being disposed in an air stream for dissipating the heat generated in the integrated circuit package (20) to which the device (10) is attached.
Abstract:
An electronic circuit (50, 60, 70, 80) for producing a signal that includes a low frequency component signal followed by a high frequency component signal such that the composite signal resists transmission line distortion. The circuit comprises a logic circuit (80) for generating the half-cycle of the high frequency component signal that immediately follows the low frequency component signal with a time duration that is longer than one-half the period of the high frequency by a predetermined amount of time; and for generating the next half-cycle of the high frequency component signal with a time duration that is less than one-half the period of the high frequency by a like amount of time.
Abstract:
Réalisation de motifs d'oxyde métallique (42) sur un substrat (20) adapté pour être utilisé avec des têtes magnétiques à film mince. Le motif d'oxyde métallique présente une géométrie définie avec précision comprenant des parois latérales (32) pratiquement verticales, permettant de réduire au minimum les erreurs de lecture/écriture. En outre, un matériau de remplissage (22) constitué par un composé non magnétique non métallique est déposé sur le substrat en formant un motif complémentaire au motif d'oxyde métallique. Conformément à la présente invention, la surface supérieure du motif d'oxyde métallique (42) et le matériau de remplissage (22) sont coplanaires. Grâce à cette disposition, les couches successives peuvent être déposées uniformément sans discontinuité. Ce procédé comprend une pluralité d'étapes différentes de masquage et de gravure permettant d'obtenir le résultat désiré.
Abstract:
Système de stockage optique de données utilisant un rayon laser d'écriture modulé par les données (12a) et un rayon laser de lecture non-destructive (12b) de longueur d'onde prédéterminée ainsi qu'un support optique amélioré (15) comprenant des couches multiples dont les caractéristiques optiques et les épaisseurs sont choisies conjointement aux rayons laser de lecture et d'écriture pour obtenir une condition d'anti-réflexion pour les parties non-enregistrées du support et une réflectivité relativement élevée des parties enregistrées du support optique. Un support optique préféré comprend une couche d'aluminium de grande réflexion (94), une couche d'espacement à polymère d'hydrocarbure fluoré (96) recouvrant la couche réfléchissante, et une couche en or d'absorption (98) recouvrant la couche d'espacement.
Abstract:
Système de stockage optique de données utilisant un rayon laser d'écriture modulé par les données (12a) et un rayon laser de lecture non-destructive (12b) de longueur d'onde prédérminée ainsi qu'un support optique amélioré (15) consistant en des couches multiples dont les caractéristiques optiques et les épaisseurs sont choisies en association avec les rayons laser de lecture et d'écriture pour obtenir une condition d'anti-réflexion des parties non enregistrées du support et une couche d'aluminium relativement très réfléchissante (94), une couche d'espacement d'un polymère d'hydrocarbure fluoré (96) recouvrant la couche d'espacement et également jouant le rôle d'isolant thermique de cette dernière, et une couche absorbante en or (98) recouvrant la couche de formation des germes de cristaux.