The HT9580 is a high performance pager controller which can be used for Chinese Pager system applications. The HT9580 4-in-1 Character Pager Controller combines a POCSAG decoder with a M6502 microprocessor core, 2 Mbits Character ROM and 256 Kbits SRAM to provide both high decoder performance and excellent system flexibility. The decoder utilizes a 2-bit random error correction algorithm and