Lattice Semiconductor Corporation

Silicon Image Gmbh

David Kuo

Jason Wong

Hoon Choi

Conrad Arlo Maxwell

Ju Hwan Yi

Lei Ming

Stephen Jeffrey Smith

Mikhail Amchislavsky

Kai Shen

Hiroaki Sakita

Ross Gordon

Bill Huang

Qiang Yuan

Stephen J Smith

Techniques and mechanisms for formatting digital audio-video ('AV') information. In an embodiment, interface logic includes circuitry to receive digital AV information which, in one or more respects, is according to or otherwise compatible with a first interface specification. The interface logic changes a format of the digital AV information to allow for subsequent physical layer processing which is according to a second interface specification. In another embodiment, conversion logic receives analog signals according to the second interface specification and, based on such analog signals, performs digital information processing for subsequent generation of other analog signals to be transmitted according to the first interface specification.

Formatting audio-video information compliant with first transmission format to second transmission format in integrated circuit for offloading physical layer logic for first transmission format to separate integrated circuit

Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to transmission of multiple protocol data elements via an interface utilizing a data tunnel over a control channel. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a transmitter or receiver for the transmission or reception of data; a processing element for handling the data of the apparatus; and a connector for the transfer of the data, the connector to connect to a data channel and to connect to a control channel. The processing element is to provide for transfer of data of a first protocol in the control channel, the transfer of data via the control channel including the use of one or more generic commands of the first protocol for the transfer of data of a second protocol. Data of the second protocol is optimized before the data of the second protocol is sent over the first protocol, and the data transfer in the data channel and data transfer in the control channel are simultaneous at least in part.

Transmission of multiple protocol data elements via an interface utilizing a data tunnel

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