Appeal No. 1996-3669
Application No. 08/274,132
b. grouping said modular units into at least first and
second groups, including in each group at least one
of said modular units;
c. selecting a first desired number of modular units
for a first integrated circuit;
d. slicing said architecture between any two groups, to
give said selected number of modular units;
e. repositioning said input/output pads;
f. terminating said connection between crossbar links
at
said slicing between said two groups;
g. constructing an integrated circuit having said
selected first desired number of modular units; and
h. repeating steps d, e, f and g for a second desired
number of processors,
wherein said first desired number of processors is
different from said second desired number of
processors, and wherein said integrated circuits
have a majority of the same address and data
pin-outs, regardless of said number of modular
units chosen.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Seefeldt et al. (Seefeldt) 4,978,633 Dec. 18,
1990
Balmer et al. (Balmer) 5,226,125 Jul. 06,
1993
(filed Nov. 17, 1989)
3
Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007