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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2006
Lincoln G. Garlick, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard A. Silkebakken, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Prakash G. Apte, Westford, MA (US);
Paolo E. Sabella, San Francisco, CA (US);
Samuel H. Duncan, Arlington, MA (US);
Dennis K. MA, San Jose, CA (US);
Sean J. Treichler, Mountain View, CA (US);
Lincoln G. Garlick, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Richard A. Silkebakken, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Prakash G. Apte, Westford, MA (US);
Paolo E. Sabella, San Francisco, CA (US);
Samuel H. Duncan, Arlington, MA (US);
Dennis K. Ma, San Jose, CA (US);
Sean J. Treichler, Mountain View, CA (US);
NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and systems are presented for performing asynchronous communications involving using an asynchronous interface to send signals between a source device and a plurality of client devices, the source device and the plurality of client devices being part of a processing unit capable of performing graphics operations, the source device being coupled to the plurality of client devices using the asynchronous interface, wherein the asynchronous interface includes at least one request signal, at least one address signal, at least one acknowledge signal, and at least one data signal, and wherein the asynchronous interface operates in accordance with at least one programmable timing characteristic associated with the source device.