Switch/network adapter port coupling a reconfigurable processing element to one or more microprocessors for use with interleaved memory controllers

US7197575B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SRC Computers, LLC · US

Inventors

• Jon M. Huppenthal · Colorado Springs, US
• Thomas R. Seeman · Colorado Springs, US
• Lee A. Burton · Divide, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 10, 2003
• Grant date: Mar 27, 2007
• Expiry date: Oct 26, 2023

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F13/1684
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A switch/network adapter port (“SNAP™”) in a dual in-line memory module (“DIMM”) or Rambus™ in-line memory module (“RIMM”) format for clustered computers employing multi-adaptive processor (“MAP®”, both trademarks of SRC Computers, Inc.) elements for use with interleaved memory controllers. Particularly disclosed is a microprocessor based computer system utilizing either a DIMM or RIMM physical format adapter port coupled to a reconfigurable processor element for the purpose of implementing a connection to an external switch, network, or other device. In a particular embodiment, connections may be provided to either the PCI, accelerated graphics port (“AGP”) or system maintenance (“SM”) bus for purposes of passing control information to the host microprocessor or other control chips. The field programmable gate array (“FPGA”) based processing elements have the capability to alter data passing through it to and from an external interconnect fabric or device.