Patent · US Expired

AHB segmentation bridge between busses having different native data widths

US6633944B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

LSI Logic Corporation · US

Inventors

Jeffrey J. Holm · Eden Prairie, US
Steven Emerson · Chanhassen, US
Matthew D. Kirkwood · West St. Paul, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2001
Grant date	Oct 14, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 31, 2021

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F13/4018
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A bus bridge generally comprising a first interface, a second interface, a plurality of registers and a controller. The first interface may be connectable to a first bus having a first data width. The second interface may be connectable to a second bus having a second data width narrower than the first data width. The plurality of registers may be configured to buffer (i) data, (ii) an address, and (iii) a plurality of control signals between the first bus and the second bus. The controller configured to control the registers.

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