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Method and apparatus for converting an external memory access into a local memory access in a processor core

US7028129B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 28, 2001
Grant dateApr 11, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F12/06
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A processor may include a processor core, which interprets and executes instructions, and a system bus interface, which enables the processor to communicate with a system. The system bus interface may include a fill bus and a DMA bus. The system bus interface may include a bridge between the fill bus and the DMA bus which enables the system bus interface to re-route information placed on the fill bus onto the DMA bus and back into the core.

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