Abstract:
A first arrangement including an interface configured to receive transactions with an address from a second arrangement having a first memory space; a translator configured to translate an address of a first type of received transaction to a second memory space of the first arrangement, the second memory space being different to the first memory space; and boot logic configured to map a boot transaction of the received transactions to a boot region in the second memory space.
Abstract:
A first arrangement including a first interface configured to receive a memory transaction having an address from a second arrangement; a second interface; an address translator configured to determine based on said address if said transaction is for said first arrangement and if so to translate said address or if said transaction is for a third arrangement to forward said transaction without modification to said address to said second interface, said second interface being configured to transmit said transaction, without modification to said address, to said third arrangement.
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.
Abstract:
A package includes a first die and a second die. The dies are connected to each other through an interface. The interface is configured to transport both control signals and memory transactions. A synchronizer is provided on at least one of said first and second of said dies. The synchronizer is configured to cause any untransmitted control signal values to be transmitted across the interface.
Abstract:
A package includes a first die and a second die. The dies are connected to each other through an interface. At least one of the first and second dies includes a plurality of signal sources, wherein each source has at least one quality of service parameter associated therewith, and a plurality of queues having a different priorities. A signal from a respective one of the signal sources is allocated to one of the plurality of queues in dependence on the at least one quality of service parameter associated with the respective signal source. The interface is configured such that signals from said queues are transported from one of said first and second dies to the other of said first and second dies.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are disclosed for pre-fetching data into a cache memory system. These systems and methods comprise retrieving a portion of data from a system memory and storing a copy of the retrieved portion of data in a cache memory. These systems and methods further comprise monitoring data that has been placed into pre-fetch memory.
Abstract:
A single integrated circuit chip connected to an external computer device. The chip includes a CPU with registers, a bus for addressing devices assigned to a memory address space of the CPU and providing a parallel path between the CPU and a first memory local to the CPU, an address memory for storing addresses assigned to the devices, and an external port connected to the bus. The port includes an internal parallel signal format connection to the bus and a less parallel external connection to the external computer device. The port forms part of the memory address space of the CPU. The external computer device includes a second memory local to the external computer device and accessible by the CPU through the port. Address diversion means are provided for reconfiguring the memory address space of the CPU to assign to the port memory addresses of another one of the devices.
Abstract:
A system and method for communication between a CPU and on-chip modules in an integrated circuit and off-chip devices is disclosed. A path on the integrated circuit allows for packet traffic to flow between the CPU and modules. In some embodiments the path is a data bus. Various types of packets are used, but each include a destination indicator to indicate the required destination device connected to the path. Data transfer packets are used for memory access operations. Normal event packets form prioritized interrupts wherein the recipient CPU or module respond to the event packet depending on relative priorities associated with other packets sent to the recipient device. Special event packets form command control signals that must be acted on by the recipient device when the special event packet is received.
Abstract:
A cyclic redundancy check value is computed by iterating a loop in which the contents of an operand having a first CRC value and a data value are shifted 1 bit to the end at which the CRC value is located. A generator value is exclusive-RED into corresponding respective bits of the operand only if the bit shifted out of the operand by the shift was set. This is repeated until a data byte has been displaced entirely and a modified cyclic redundancy check value occupies the most significant bytes, but now incorporates the original data byte in modified form.
Abstract:
A package includes a first die and a second die. The dies are connected to each other through an interface. At least one of the first and second dies includes a plurality of signal sources, wherein each source has at least one quality of service parameter associated therewith, and a plurality of queues having a different priorities. A signal from a respective one of the signal sources is allocated to one of the plurality of queues in dependence on the at least one quality of service parameter associated with the respective signal source. The interface is configured such that signals from said queues are transported from one of said first and second dies to the other of said first and second dies.