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  Re: Interesting performance paper  
From: Darren New
Date: 14 Jun 2010 12:58:50
Message: <4c165fca$1@news.povray.org>
clipka wrote:
> I don't think so. Essentially, all you need to decode an address is a 
> huge AND gate with some inputs inverted 

In theory true. In practice, there's a certain amount of fan-in you can 
handle in any one gate.  The limit is about 8 inputs, afaik. My knowledge on 
this particular bit is probably several fab generations out of date.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
    Eiffel - The language that lets you specify exactly
    that the code does what you think it does, even if
    it doesn't do what you wanted.


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