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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Shahin Solki, Richmond Hill, CA;
Stephen Morein, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark S. Grossman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shahin Solki, Richmond Hill, CA;
Stephen Morein, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark S. Grossman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignees:
ATI Technologies ULC, Markham, Ontario, CA;
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of a multi-processor architecture and method are described herein. Embodiments provide alternatives to the use of an external bridge integrated circuit (IC) architecture. For example, an embodiment multiplexes a peripheral bus such that multiple processors can use one peripheral interface slot without requiring an external bridge IC. Embodiments are usable with known bus protocols.