Systems and methods for selecting input/output configuration in an integrated circuit
US7613900B2 · kind B2 · utility
12Cited by
91References
37Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/8023
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated circuit with selectable input/output includes a first processor configured to execute instructions, an input/output interface configured to receive and transmit standard input/output communications, an inter-processor interface configured to process interprocessor communications with a second processor, and selection circuitry coupled to both the input/output interface and the inter-processor interface and configured to select between the input/output interface and the inter-processor interface.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.