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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2003
Applicants:
Mario Zancan, Chippenham, GB;
Victoria A. Griffiths, Beth, GB;
Clement Lee, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L012/66 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A media access control processor includes a receiver co-processor and a transmitter co-processor. Each co-processor includes its own micro-controller. Depending upon the desired communication protocol being implemented, a programmable logic device controls the loading of an appropriate set of micro-instructions into the micro-controller's memory.