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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Applicants:
David Evoy, Chandler, AZ (US);
Sam C. Wood, Suwanee, GA (US);
Inventors:
David Evoy, Chandler, AZ (US);
Sam C. Wood, Suwanee, GA (US);
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods according to the present invention provide serial communication devices which are pin-configurable at power on to operate as either a root () or endpoint () device. In conjunction with, for example, PCI Express specified I/O data buses (), such devices provide for efficient transfer of serial data between systems and devices.