Multi-protocol communication circuit
US8149862B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/413
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-protocol communication circuit, for example, a serializer-deserializer (SerDes) circuit for communicating between an internal logic circuit and an external link includes a select terminal configured to accept a select signal representing a plurality of mode select signal. A SerDes core is coupled to the select terminal and configured to transmit outbound data conforming with a first communication protocol in response to a first mode select signal and conforming with a second communication protocol in response to a second mode select signal. The SerDes core is also configured to receive inbound data respective to a first communication protocol in response to a first mode select signal and respective to a second communication protocol in response to a second mode select signal. Advantages of the invention include the ability to provide high bandwidth communications between integrated circuits that employ different SerDes protocols.
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