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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2024
Marvell Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Robert Michael Bunce, Cary, NC (US);
Thomas Lorne Drabenstott, Cary, NC (US);
Jeffrey Richard Hardesty, Cary, NC (US);
Marvell Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore, SG;
Abstract
A circuit and corresponding method perform arbitration. The circuit comprises an arbiter that outputs a selection for accessing a shared resource. The selection is based on input priorities for multiple requesters that share the shared resource. The input priorities are controlled via an age parameter and a brink parameter. The age and brink parameters are associated with buffers of the multiple requesters. The circuit further comprises output logic that selects a requester of the multiple requesters based on the selection output and transfers a stored data element from a buffer of the requester selected to the shared resource. By employing both age and brink parameters, latency and bandwidth in a network on a chip (NoC) that employs the circuit are improved.