Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Configurable multi-function PCIe endpoint controller in an SoC
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Application No.: US17697114Application Date: 2022-03-17
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Publication No.: US11704263B2Publication Date: 2023-07-18
- Inventor: Sriramakrishnan Govindarajan , Kishon Vijay Abraham Israel Vijayponraj , Mihir Narendra Mody
- Applicant: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Krista Y. Chan; Frank D. Cimino
- Priority: IN 1941054232 2019.12.27
- Main IPC: G06F13/20
- IPC: G06F13/20 ; G06F13/42

Abstract:
A configurable multi-function Peripheral Component Interchange Express (PCIe) endpoint controller, integrated in a system-on-chip (SoC), that exposes multiple functions of multiple processing subsystems (e.g., peripherals) to a host. The SoC may include a centralized transaction tunneling unit and a multi-function interrupt manager. The processing subsystems output data to the host via the centralized transaction tunneling unit, which translates addresses provided by the host to a local address of the SoC. Therefore, the centralized transaction tunneling unit enables those processing subsystems to consume addresses provided by the host without the need for software intervention and software-based translation. The SoC may also provide isolation between each function provided by the processing systems. The multi-function interrupt manager enables the endpoint controller to propagate interrupt messages received from the processing subsystems to the host.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220206970A1 Configurable Multi-Function PCIe Endpoint Controller in an SoC Public/Granted day:2022-06-30
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