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Interface logic for a multi-core system-on-a-chip (SoC)

US8650629B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Ramana Rachakonda · Austin, US
Lance Hacking · Spanish Fork, US
Mahesh K. Reddy · Austin, US
Lori R. Borger · Phoenix, US
Chee Hak Teh · Kampung Bukit Kechil, MY
Pawitter P. Bhatia · Chandler, US
John Lee · Gunpo-si, KR

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 16, 2009
Grant date	Feb 11, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D10/00
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, the present invention includes a system-on-a-chip (SoC) with first and second cores, interface logic coupled to the cores, chipset logic coupled to the interface logic, and a virtual firewall logic coupled between the chipset logic and the second core. The interface logic may include a firewall logic, a bus logic, and a test logic, and the chipset logic may include a memory controller to provide for communication with a memory coupled to the SoC. In some system implementations, both during test operations and functional operations, the second core can be disabled during normal operation to provide for a single core SoC, enabling greater flexibility of use of the SoC in many different implementations. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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