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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2012
Applicants:
Dennis MA, Austin, TX (US);
Samuel Vincent, Tracy, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dennis Ma, Austin, TX (US);
Samuel Vincent, Tracy, CA (US);
Assignee:
NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/4027 (2013.01);
Abstract
A microprocessor within a processing unit is configured to manage to operation of a finite state machine (FSM) that, in turn, manages the operation of a data connector. The FSM may be a hardwired chip component that adheres to a communication protocol associated with the data connector. The microprocessor is configured to execute a software application in order to (i) apply configuration changes to the processing unit during state transitions initiated by the FSM and (ii) cause the FSM to initiate specific state transitions.