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Asynchronous arbitration device and microcontroller comprising such an arbitration device

US7389373B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 30, 2006
Grant dateJun 17, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/1605
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An arbitration device is provided, which is designed to be connected between, on the one hand, a first and a second module and, on the other hand, storing means forming a memory workspace. This arbitration device includes a detector for detecting one or more requests coming, concurrently or not, from the first and second modules, for the purpose of accessing the memory workspace.

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