Apparatuses for inter-component communication including slave component initiated transaction
US8892800B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C29/52
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Component apparatuses with inter-component communication capabilities, and system having such component apparatuses are disclosed. A component may include a number of control pins including a clock pin, a number of data pins, and a logic unit. The logic unit may be configured to receive a clock signal from another component through the clock pin, to provide an alert signal to the other component through a selected one of the control and data pins to initiate a transaction with the other component, to receive in response to the alert signal from the other component through the data pins a status request to determine nature of the transaction, and to provide in response to the status request to the other component through the data pins a status to indicate the nature of the transaction. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
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