1. A port-sharing device, comprising:
multiple processor cores on a chip, at least a sub-set of processor cores being coupled to corresponding off-chip test probes, wherein communication of signals between a specific processor core of the sub-set of processor cores and a corresponding off-chip test probe is interleaved in time layers with signals from each of the remaining processor cores in the sub-set of processor cores, wherein processor cores of the sub-set of processor cores are independently and simultaneously controlled.
2. The port-sharing device of claim 1 wherein the multiple processor cores comprise homogeneous processor cores.
3. The port-sharing device of claim 1 wherein the multiple processor cores comprise heterogeneous processor cores.
4. The port-sharing device of claim 1 wherein the multiple processor cores comprise a first group of homogeneous processor cores and a second group of heterogeneous processor cores.
5. The port-sharing device of claim 1 wherein at least one off-chip test probe is a JTAG probe.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. Carrier core particles for electrophotographic developer comprising a core composition expressed by a general formula: MxFe3-xO4 (0\u2266x\u22661, M denotes at least one kind of metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Mn, Ca, Ti, Cu, Zn, Sr and Ni) as a main ingredient, wherein
the carrier core particles have a volume size distribution with a median particle size ranging from 30 \u03bcm to 40 \u03bcm,
the ratio of the carrier core particles having a diameter of 22 \u03bcm or lower in the volume size distribution is from 1.0% to 2.0%,
the ratio of the carrier core particles having a diameter of 22 \u03bcm or lower in a number size distribution is 10% or lower, and
magnetization of the carrier core particles in an external magnetic field of 1000 Oe is from 50 emug to 75 emug.
2. The carrier core particles for electrophotographic developer according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the carrier core particles having a diameter of 22 \u03bcm or lower in the number size distribution is 8.0% or lower.
3. The carrier core particles for electrophotographic developer according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the carrier core particles having a diameter of 22 \u03bcm or lower in the number size distribution is 3.0% or higher.
4. The carrier core particles for electrophotographic developer according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of the carrier core particles having a diameter of 22 \u03bcm or lower in the volume size distribution is from 1.0% to 1.5%.
5. Carrier for electrophotographic developer used to develop electrophotographic images, comprising:
carrier core particles for electrophotographic developer including a core composition expressed by a general formula: MxFe3-xO4 (0\u2266x\u22661, M denotes at least one kind of metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Mn, Ca, Ti, Cu, Zn, Sr and Ni) as a main ingredient, wherein the carrier core particles have a volume size distribution with a median particle size ranging from 30 \u03bcm to 40 \u03bcm, the ratio of the carrier core particles having a diameter of 22 \u03bcm or lower in the volume size distribution is from 1.0% to 2.0%, the ratio of the carrier core particles having a diameter of 22 \u03bcm or lower in a number size distribution is 10% or lower, and magnetization of the carrier core particles in an external magnetic field of 1000 Oe is from 50 emug to 75 emug; and
resin that coats the surface of the carrier core particles for electrophotographic developer.
6. Electrophotographic developer used to develop electrophotographic images, comprising:
carrier for electrophotographic developer including:
carrier core particles for electrophotographic developer including a core composition expressed by a general formula: MxFe3-xO4 (0\u2266x\u22661, M denotes at least one kind of metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Mn, Ca, Ti, Cu, Zn, Sr and Ni) as a main ingredient, wherein the carrier core particles have a volume size distribution with a median particle size ranging from 30 \u03bcm to 40 \u03bcm, the ratio of the carrier core particles having a diameter of 22 \u03bcm or lower in the volume size distribution is from 1.0% to 2.0%, the ratio of the carrier core particles having a diameter of 22 \u03bcm or lower in a number size distribution is 10% or lower, and magnetization of the carrier core particles in an external magnetic field of 1000 Oe is from 50 emug to 75 emug; and
resin that coats the surface of the carrier core particles for electrophotographic developer; and
toner that can be triboelectrically charged by frictional contact with the carrier for development of electrophotographic images.