Qualcomm Incorporated

Pascal Philippe

Raheel Khan

Scott Cheng

Graig Zethner

Joaquin Romera

Vaidyanathan Seetharaman

Kanwal Preet S Banga

Srinivas Badam

Transmission of data over a serial link based on a unidirectional clock signal is provided. A unidirectional clock signal is generated based on a first clock of a master device. The unidirectional clock signal is sent to a slave device that is connected to the serial link. The master device transmits data to the slave device over the serial link based on the first clock. The slave device receives the unidirectional clock signal from a master device. The slave device transmits data over the serial link to the master device based on the unidirectional clock signal.

Unidirectional clock signaling in a high-speed serial link

A serial transceiver that includes programmable distributed data processing is provided. The serial transceiver can include an ingress channel that receives serial ingress data and an egress channel that transmits serial egress data. The serial transceiver can also include first and second layers that are one and another of a transport layer, a link layer, or a physical layer (PHY). The first and second layers can include elements that process the ingress data and the egress data. The serial transceiver can also include a programmable controller, a first interconnect that connects the programmable controller to the first layer, and a second interconnect that connects the programmable controller to the second layer. The programmable controller can send first data via the first interconnect to the first layer, and the first data can be processed by one of the first layer elements.

Programmable distributed data processing in a serial link

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Pascal Philippe