Appeal No. 1996-3669
Application No. 08/274,132
the application. Claims 1-12, 17, 25, and 30-34 have been
canceled.
The claimed invention relates to a method of
manufacturing integrated circuits using an architecture having
multiple processors and multiple memories. More particularly,
Appellants indicate at page 4 of the specification that the
modular characteristic of the architecture enables the
integrated circuit to have a majority of the same address and
data pin-outs regardless of the number of processors on the
chip.
Claim 13 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
13. A method of manufacturing integrated circuits using
semiconductor chips, comprising the steps of:
a. making an architecture having multiple instances
of a modular unit including a processor, a
memory and a crossbar link disposed therebetween,
said crossbar links of said modular units connected
together providing direct communication
between any processor and any
memory of a predetermined number
of said multiple modular units,
and having input/output pads for
connecting said architecture to
external circuits;
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