Method and apparatus for debugging an integrated circuit

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PATENT NO 6499123
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09547981

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An integrated circuit having a normal mode for operating under normal operating conditions and a debug mode for operating to test and debug the integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of output pins that carry a first plurality of signals in the normal mode and carry a second plurality of signals in the debug mode. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit embodies a microprocessor. The microprocessor may include logic circuitry for enabling the second plurality of signals to be output from a multiplexer to the output pins in response to a predetermined event, such as a hit in an associated memory unit.

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  • ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cargnoni, Robert A Austin, TX 14 1020
Favor, John Gregory San Jose, CA 67 1505
Greenley, Dale R Los Gatos, CA 11 969
McFarland, Harold L Los Gatos, CA 15 1321
Mehta, Shrenik San Jose, CA 8 942
Stiles, David R Los Gatos, CA 28 1825
Van, Dyke Korbin S Fremont, CA 58 5074

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