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Low load host/PCI bus bridge

US5740385A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 19, 1994
Grant dateApr 14, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4027
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A bridge for coupling a host bus to a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus. A controller is used to transfer an address from the host bus while a datapath is used to transfer data from the host bus. The address and data is then transferred to the PCI bus over a set of signal lines coupled to the PCI bus such that each signal line transfers at least a portion of the address as well as at least a portion of data.

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