microcodedesign
nounUK /ˈmaɪkrəʊkəʊd dɪˈzaɪn/
US /ˈmaɪkroʊkoʊd dɪˈzaɪn/
A way of planning how a computer's tiny control steps work together.
The engineer drew a microcodedesign to show how each instruction runs.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The layout of small built-in programs inside a processor.
The microcodedesign of the chip was updated to fix a bug.
3. The act of creating step-by-step control signals for hardware.
Microcodedesign takes careful planning and testing.
4. A diagram or plan showing how microcode controls a machine.
She studied the microcodedesign before building the circuit.