Methods and apparatus for bus mastering and arbitration
US6857035B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/374
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for providing a first master component with access to a first slave component while a second master component is accessing a second slave component in a system. The system may include a processor core and peripherals implemented on an integrated circuit. A slave side arbitrator corresponding to a single slave component and coupled to multiple master components can be used to provide a master component access to a slave component.
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