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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Emulex Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
710 56 ; 710 57 ; 710128 ; 710129 ;
Abstract
A 'virtual FIFO' system for use in buffering data between transacting buses that transfer data at different rates includes a memory device and a controller that partitions the memory device into multiple regions, each of which is configured to operate as a distinct data buffer.