Intel Corporation

Rambus Inc.

Venu Madhav Kuchibhotla

Frederick Abbott Ware

John Eric Linstadt

David Wyatt

James P Kardach

Kristoffer Fleming

Gunner D Danneels

Michael N Derr

Jeffrey L Huckins

Todd M Witter

Uma M Gadamsetty

Brian V Belmont

Richard A Forand

Sathyamurthi Sadhasivan

Pochang Hsu

Ying Cui

Richard W Jensen

Ramamohan Rao Vakkalagadda

Embodiments of a memory controller are described. This memory controller includes signal connectors, which are electrically coupled to a communication path that includes multiple links, and an interface circuit, which is electrically coupled to the signal connectors. In a first operating mode, the interface circuit communicates with a first memory device via the communication path using spatial multiplexing, in which there are dedicated command/address links and dedicated data links in the communication path. Moreover, in a second operating mode, the interface circuit communicates with a second memory device via the communication path using time multiplexing, in which at least some of the links in the communication path time interleave command/address information and data.

Reconfigurable memory controller

A memory device loops back control information from one interface to another interface to facilitate sharing of the memory device by multiple devices. In some aspects, a memory controller sends control and address information to one interface of a memory device when accessing the memory device. The memory device may then loop back this control and address information to another interface that is used by another memory controller to access the memory device. The other memory controller may then use this information to determine how to access the memory device. In some aspects a memory device loops back arbitration information from one interface to another interface thereby enabling controller devices that are coupled to the memory device to control (e.g., schedule) accesses of the memory device.

Shared access memory scheme

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method of power management for a flat panel display is disclosed. The method includes: receiving image data; determining a segment mode for the received image data; selecting a portion of the received image data corresponding to the determined segment mode; accumulating a value of the selected portion of the received image data; comparing the accumulated value to a threshold value; and generating an interrupt signal if the accumulated value exceeds the threshold value.

Real-time dynamic design of liquid crystal display (LCD) panel power management through brightness control

A method and apparatus for a user to interface with a mobile computing device is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method, comprises providing information on a user interface connected to a mobile computing device having a primary display, wherein the mobile computing device can be operated in multiple power states, and the user interface does not include the primary display

Method and apparatus for a user to interface with a mobile computing device

An apparatus includes at least two circuits having interfaces, for transmitting and receiving bus formatted messages and a port coupled to receive messages from the interfaces. The port broadcasts a first received message that is not destined for one of the circuits to the bus. The port blocks broadcast of a second received message that is destined for one of the circuits to the bus.

Bus communication

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Campbell, CA, United States of America

Venu Madhav Kuchibhotla