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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2010
Wei-lu Su, Hsinchu, TW;
Jian-liang Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Tsung-han Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Shih-ming Hwang, Hsinchu, TW;
Wei-Lu Su, Hsinchu, TW;
Jian-Liang Chen, Hsinchu, TW;
Tsung-Han Tsai, Hsinchu, TW;
Shih-Ming Hwang, Hsinchu, TW;
Asix Electronics Corp., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A hybrid serial peripheral interface (SPI) data transmission architecture adapted in a network device for connecting a host and a network is provided. The architecture comprises a RX buffer and RX SPI for maintaining a data receiving process, a TX buffer and TX SPI for maintaining a data transmission process, a configuration and status register and a hybrid SPI processing module. The hybrid SPI processing module makes the RX SPI performs the data transmission process as well when the RX SPI idles and the data transmission process proceeds at the same time and makes the TX SPI to performs the data receiving process as well when the TX SPI idles and the data receiving process proceeds at the same time. A hybrid SPI data transmission method is disclosed herein as well.