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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2020
Stmicroelectronics SA, Montrouge, FR;
Stmicroelectronics (Rousset) Sas, Rousset, FR;
Olivier Ferrand, Carry le Rouet, FR;
Daniel Olson, Marseilles, FR;
Anis Ben Said, Tunis, TN;
Emmanuel Ardichvili, Valbonne, FR;
STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS, Rousset, FR;
STMICROELECTRONICS SA, Montrouge, FR;
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a method for managing access to a bus shared by interfaces includes: when to the bus is granted to one of the interfaces, triggering a counting having a minimum counting period; and when at least one access request to the bus emanating from at least one other of the interfaces is received during the minimum counting period, releasing the access granted to the one of the interfaces, and creating an arbitration point at an end of the minimum counting period.