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Daisy chain latency reduction

US6799235B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 2, 2002
Grant dateSep 28, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 6, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4252
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Transmitting data on a serial data transmission path to reduce latency including reading only enough of a device address of a serial data word to determine if the serial data word is addressed to a first device having an address, wherein the serial data word is transmitted across a first link of a first serial data transmission path to the first device and passing the serial data word across a second link of the first serial data transmission path to a second device if the serial data word is not addressed to the first device.

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