Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Bridge circuit for bus protocol conversion and error handling
- Patent Title (中): 用于总线协议转换和错误处理的桥接电路
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Application No.: US13760795Application Date: 2013-02-06
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Publication No.: US09135202B2Publication Date: 2015-09-15
- Inventor: Deniz Balkan , Gurjeet S. Saund , Shu-Yi Yu
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F13/40
- IPC: G06F13/40 ; G06F11/07

Abstract:
Embodiments of a bridge circuit and system are disclosed that may allow for converting transactions from one communication protocol to another. The bridge circuit may be coupled to a first bus employing a first communication protocol, and a second bus employing a second communication protocol. The bridge circuit may be configured to convert transactions from the first communication protocol to the second communication protocol, and convert transaction from the second communication protocol to the first communication protocol. In one embodiment, the bridge circuit may be further configured to flag transactions that cannot be converted from the second communication protocol to the first communication protocol. In a further embodiment, an error circuit coupled to the bridge circuit may be configured to detect flagged transactions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140223049A1 BRIDGE CIRCUIT FOR BUS PROTOCOL CONVERSION AND ERROR HANDLING Public/Granted day:2014-08-07
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