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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2004
Allen Chan, Fremont, CA (US);
Faisal Dada, Ottawa, CA;
Karl LU, Nepean, CA;
Bryon Moyer, Cupertino, CA (US);
Samson Tan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Venkat Yadavalli, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Arye Ziklik, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Allen Chan, Fremont, CA (US);
Faisal Dada, Ottawa, CA;
Karl Lu, Nepean, CA;
Bryon Moyer, Cupertino, CA (US);
Samson Tan, San Francisco, CA (US);
Venkat Yadavalli, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Arye Ziklik, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A serial communications protocol is provided that has optional link initialization features such as an optional automatic lane polarity reversal feature and an optional automatic lane order reversal feature. A user that desires to create a protocol-compliant integrated circuit design can either choose to include or to not include the optional features. Integrated circuits in which the optional serial communications link features are implemented are able to perform the lane polarity reversal and lane order reversal functions. Integrated circuits in which the optional serial communications link features have not been implemented are not able to perform these functions, but can be fabricated using fewer circuit resources.