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Buffering data that flows between buses operating at different frequencies

US6047339A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 27, 1997
Grant dateApr 4, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4059
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A "virtual FIFO" system for use in buffering data between transacting buses that transfer data at different rates includes a memory device and a controller that partitions the memory device into multiple regions, each of which is configured to operate as a distinct data buffer.

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