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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2006
Vikas Aditya, Portland, OR (US);
Donald L. Faw, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Vikas Aditya, Portland, OR (US);
Donald L. Faw, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a first interface to process data for communication according to at least first and second protocols, a second interface to process data for communication according to at least the first and second protocols, and a common buffer coupled to the first and second interfaces to temporarily store the data. In another embodiment, a passive interposer includes at least one interconnect. The passive interposer can be coupled to an unpopulated socket of a system to route signals from a first processor to a device coupled to the unpopulated socket. Other embodiments are described and claimed.