The microprogrammed control of an associative processor
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Armstrong, Cedric Vincent Watt
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Abstract
This thesis reports on research conducted into
the microprogrammed control of associative processors. A
study of the microprogrammed control of processor systems
containing multiple resources acting in parallel and
cooperating with each other was made. This led to the design
and development of a simple associative processor using
Digital Equipment Corporation Register Transfer Modules
and some additional custom logic. The results and experiences
gained from the implementation of the microprogrammed
control unit for this associative processor led to a proposal
for a more generalised microprogrammed control unit
eliminating a number of drawbacks and difficulties discovered
with the design approach. A number of optimization techniques
were developed for control units based on this design.