Serial communication device configurable to operate in root mode or endpoint mode
US8533379B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0026
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods according to the present invention provide serial communication devices which are pin-configurable at power on to operate as either a root (20) or endpoint (22) device. In conjunction with, for example, PCI Express specified I/O data buses (24), such devices provide for efficient transfer of serial data between systems and devices.
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