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(11) EP 1 387 250 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
29.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/09

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
13.07.2011 Bulletin 2011/28

(21) Application number: 03291917.7

(22) Date of filing: 30.07.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 9/30(2006.01)

(54)

Processor that accomodates multiple instruction sets and multiple decode modes

Prozessor mit Mehrfachbefehlssätzen und Mehrfachdecodierungsmodi

Processeur à jeux d'instructions et à modes de decodage multiples

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB NL

(43) Date of publication of application:
04.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/06

(73) Proprietors:
  • TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC.
    Dallas, Texas 75251 (US)
    Designated Contracting States:
    DE GB NL 
  • TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FRANCE
    06271 Villeneuve Loubet Cedex, Nice (FR)
    Designated Contracting States:
    FR 

(72) Inventors:
  • Chauvel, Gerard
    06600 Antibes (FR)
  • D'inverno, Dominique
    06270 Villeneuve-Loubet (FR)
  • Lasserre, Serge
    83600 Fréjus (FR)

(74) Representative: Holt, Michael 
Texas Instruments Limited European Patents Department 800 Pavilion Drive
Northampton NN4 7YL
Northampton NN4 7YL (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
WO-A-99/18486
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  • NEVILL: "Mobile Devices: RISC-Java blend powers cores" EETIMES, [Online] 23 July 2001 (2001-07-23), XP002461498 Retrieved from the Internet: URL:http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jht ml?articleID=16503207&printable=true> [retrieved on 2007-11-22]
   
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