US 20050086508A1
(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2005/0086508 Al
Moran et al. (43) Pub. Date: Apr. 21,2005
(54) PRIORITIZED ADDRESS DECODER
(76) Inventors: Douglas R. Moran, Folsom, CA (US);
Satish Acharya, El Dorado Hills, CA
(US); Zohar Bogln, Folsom, CA (US);
Sean G. Galloway, Orangevale, CA
(US)
Correspondence Address:
Chui-Kiu Teresa Wong
BLAKELY, SOKOLOFF, TAYLOR & ZAFMAN
LLP
Seventh Floor
12400 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025-1026 (US)
(21) Appl. No.: 10/666,077
(22) Filed: Sep. 19, 2003
Publication Classification
(51) Int. CI.7 G06F 12 14
(52) U.S. CI 713/200; 711/202; 711/163
(57) ABSTRACT
A prioritized address decoder has been disclosed. One embodiment ol the prioritized address decoder includes a first comparator to compare a destination device address ol data with a first address range associated with a first device and a second comparator coupled to the first comparator to compare the destination device address with a second address range associated with a second device, wherein the data is sent to the second device in response to a first output ol the first comparator and a second output ol the second comparator.
