Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multiple purpose integrated circuit
- Patent Title (中): 多用途集成电路
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Application No.: US11682230Application Date: 2007-03-05
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Publication No.: US08051237B2Publication Date: 2011-11-01
- Inventor: Stuart Andrew Ryan , Andrew Michael Jones
- Applicant: Stuart Andrew Ryan , Andrew Michael Jones
- Applicant Address: GB Marlow
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics Limited
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Marlow
- Agency: Seed IP Law Group PLLC
- Agent Lisa K. Jorgenson; Jeremiah J. Baunach
- Priority: EP06251162 20060303
- Main IPC: G06F13/36
- IPC: G06F13/36 ; G06F1/00

Abstract:
An integrated circuit of the type comprises a plurality of units that may act as initiators and targets. At least some of the units are for a first purpose such as a cable modem function and others are for a second purpose such as television data processing. The units are connected together by a interconnect comprising a number of nodes. One of the nodes is configurable such that requests made from initiator units on one side of the node to target units on the other side of the node are not sent to the target units. The units for the first purpose are arranged on the opposite side of the node from those of the second purpose, so that the circuit is effectively configurable into two separate logical partitions, one partition for television data processing and the other partition for cable modem functions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070262653A1 MULTIPLE PURPOSE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2007-11-15
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