US Patent 7764614 Multi-mode management of a serial communication link

Patent 7764614 was granted and assigned to LSI Corporation on July, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

LSI Corporation

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7764614

Date of Patent

July 27, 2010

Patent Application Number

11280590

Date Filed

November 15, 2005

Patent Primary Examiner

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Kwang B Yao

Patent abstract

The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for providing data management between a serial interface and another component. A variable rate buffer manager and state machine progress data on a serial link relative to a width and clocking frequency of a parallel bus that interfaces within the serial link. Event scheduler logic is provided that controls the mode of operation of the buffer manager and state machine.