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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2010
Applicants:
Takeshi Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Scott Douglas Clark, Rochester, MN (US);
Charles Ray Johns, Austin, TX (US);
James Allan Kahle, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Takeshi Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Scott Douglas Clark, Rochester, MN (US);
Charles Ray Johns, Austin, TX (US);
James Allan Kahle, Austin, TX (US);
Assignees:
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus provide for interconnecting one or more multiprocessors and one or more external devices through one or more configurable interface circuits, which are adapted for operation in: (i) a first mode to provide a coherent symmetric interface; or (ii) a second mode to provide a non-coherent interface.