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AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsTing Lok Song, Su Wei Lim, Mikal Hunsaker, Hooi Kar Loo
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In some embodiments, an electronic system includes a processor, a memory in communication with the processor, a bus in communication with the processor, an Express Card controller coupled to the bus, the Express Card controller providing an interface to an external device, a USB3 controller coupled to the bus and in communication with the Express Card controller, and a PCIE controller coupled to the bus and in communication with the Express Card controller. The Express Card controller may be configured to determine whether the external device is a USB3 device or a PCIE device and to switch between the USB3 controller and the PCIE controller based on the state of a USB3 select pin strap. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
A bus controller comprising:
The bus controller of clam 4, wherein the external device is to be determined to communicate in accordance with the first bus standard when the binary value is one value and the external device is to be determined to communicate in accordance with the second bus standard when the binary value is another value.
The bus controller of clam 1, wherein the first controller is to automatically switch a signaling rate to maintain compliance to the respective first and second bus standards.
The bus controller of clam 7, wherein the signaling rate is to be switched before the first controller is to switch ownership.
A method comprising:
A system comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.