CPU expandability bus
US7051139B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | May 23, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/405
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer system with a high speed, high bandwidth expandability bus for integrated and non-integrated CPU products. The computer system includes a processor, a chipset coupled to the processor, a graphics processor coupled to the chipset for controlling a video display and a main memory coupled to the chipset. The computer system further includes an expandability bus, which is coupled at one end to the chipset and at the other end to a replaceable electronic component. The expandability bus can be changeably configured to enable or disable bus mastering at both ends, as required, to operate with whichever replaceable electronic component is installed.
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