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Configurable-aggregation retimer with media-dedicated controllers

US11327913B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Astera Labs, Inc. · US

Inventors

Casey Morrison · San Jose, US
Charan Enugala · Newark, US
Chi Feng · San Jose, US
Enrique Musoll · San Jose, US
Jitendra Mohan · Palo Alto, US
Ken (Keqin) Han · Fremont, US
Pulkit Khandelwal · Cupertino, US
Subbarao Arumilli · Cupertino, US
Vikas Khandelwal · San Jose, US
Vivek Trivedi · Fremont, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 21, 2020
Grant date	May 10, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 28, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Groups of signal conductors within a configurable communication system are managed by respective, dedicated media controllers implement a configurable number of independent communication channels through coordinated action so that signal conductors need not be multiplexed to/from multiple controllers and no media controllers or input/output driver circuits therein need be disabled in any configuration.

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