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Direct memory access descriptor-based synchronization

US9256558B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Silicon Laboratories Inc. · US

Inventors

Timothy E. Litch · Austin, US
Paul I. Zavalney · Austin, US
Paul Zucker · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 27, 2013
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 27, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F13/28
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes processing descriptors to control a direct memory access (DMA) channel. The method includes synchronizing at least part of the processing, which includes processing a first descriptor of the descriptors to cause the execution to selectively pause based on a trigger value.

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