Russell McMahon wrote:
  <SNIP>
> 5.    What would you think of a processor that behaved like this?
> I assume that in more normal circuits some of these will sometimes cause
> problems. These problems would be hard to track down and there cause may
> remain a mystery indefinitely.

  Short answer, I do not like it!
I have had similar problems with reset circuits (from various
manufacturers). In one case, adding bulk capacitance near the device
*helped*. It seems (in that case) if there were a power droop
immediately following the device coming out of reset (which happened due
to everything else "waking up"), the reset logic would shut down
thinking power had gone *bad*, and it would not come out of reset until
power was shut down and restored (with faster rise time).

Good Luck!

David W. Gulley
Destiny Designs

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