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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2003
Sheng-chang Peng, Taipei, TW;
Chau-chad Tsai, Taipei, TW;
Chih-kuo Kao, Taipei, TW;
Chi-che Tsai, Kaohsiung Hsien, TW;
Sheng-Chang Peng, Taipei, TW;
Chau-Chad Tsai, Taipei, TW;
Chih-kuo Kao, Taipei, TW;
Chi-Che Tsai, Kaohsiung Hsien, TW;
VIA Technologies, Inc., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A bus for supporting plural signal line configurations and the method to switch it, used to operate in a bus between the control chips to maintain its operation flexibility. When the data transfer load in between the control chips is suitable for the bi-direction transfer, the signal line configuration of the bi-direction transfer is selected. When the direction of the bi-direction transfer switches frequently, the other signal line configuration is selected. That is, the bus signal lines are divided into two parts, each part is in charge of the data transfer in each uni-direction to avoid the turn around cycle that impacts the transfer performance.