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US Patent 7133946 - Mechanism to repeat signals across an unrelated link
US Patent Issued on November 7, 2006
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
March 29, 2024Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
March 29, 2024Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractAccording to one embodiment a system is disclosed. The system includes a first integrated circuit (IC) a first interface coupled to the first IC and a second IC coupled to the interface. The first IC transmits the state of each of a plurality of signals not associated with the interface to the second IC in-band via the interface each time that a change in the state of one of the plurality of signals is detected.Other References
| InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 10811551 filed on 03/29/2004US Classes:710/105, Protocol361/103, Circuit interruption by thermal sensing347/9, Of ejector368/118, Including time base oscillator375/354, SYNCHRONIZERS375/215, Phase locked loop714/733Built-in testing circuit (BILBO)Field of Search710/105ProtocolExaminersPrimary: Cottingham, John R.Assistant: Daley, Christopher Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References5805403, Integrated circuit temperature monitoring and protection systemIssued on: 09/08/1998 Inventor: Chemla6108729Serial bus system for shadowing registers Issued on: 08/22/2000 Inventor: Maguire, et al. International ClassG06F 13/42 |
