Integrating non-peripheral component interconnect (PCI) resources into a personal computer system
US7783819B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 31, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/4027
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having an adapter to communicate according to a personal computer (PC) protocol and a second protocol. A first interface coupled to the adapter is to perform address translation and ordering of transactions received from upstream of the adapter. The first interface is coupled in turn to heterogeneous resources, each of which includes an intellectual property (IP) core and a shim, where the shim is to implement a header of the PC protocol for the IP core to enable its incorporation into the apparatus without modification. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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