MICROWORD CONTROL MECHANISM UTILIZING A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC ARRAY AND A SEQUENCE COUNTER

    公开(公告)号:DE3379917D1

    公开(公告)日:1989-06-29

    申请号:DE3379917

    申请日:1983-02-01

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: A microword control mechanism is provided for producing the sequences of microwords used to control the execution of processor instructions in a microprogrammed data processor. This microword control mechanism includes circuitry (15, 20) responsive to a processor instruction to be executed for providing an instruction dependent signal uniquely representative of such instruction. This microword control mechanism also includes sequence counter circuitry (18) for supplying a sequence of -number signals. This microword control mechanism further includes a programmable logic array (17) responsive to the instruction dependent signal and to the sequence of number signals for producing a sequence of microwords needed to execute the processor instruction.

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