摘要 |
A processor 10 including a control unit 12, a program ROM 14 in communication with the control unit 12 for loading program instructions, and a stack memory 22 for storing data during execution of a program, wherein the stack memory 22 is adapted to handle data on a first in last out basis. Such a stack memory 22 can be used as a primary data storage mechanism in the processor 10 and can be used to replace the internal registers and conventional RAM of the prior processor. |