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Mechanism for a shared serial peripheral interface

US8463968B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2005
Grant dateJun 11, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4291
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a computer system is disclosed. The computer system includes a flash memory device, a serial peripheral interface (SPI) coupled to the flash memory device, a network controller coupled to the SPI; and a chipset coupled to the SPI. The chipset includes an arbiter to arbitrate between the network controller and the chipset for control of the SPI to access the flash memory device.

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