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US 5,706,444 AGranted
Method and apparatus for transmission of signals over a shared line
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsTimothy M. Dobbins, Zohar Bogin
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Abstract
A semiconductor component which is capable of controlling transmission of information between a plurality of semiconductor components in a computer system. The semiconductor component comprises of a first signal generator capable of sending a signal of a first type over a shared line and a second signal generator capable of sending a signal of a second type over the line. It also comprises of a first logic device capable of controlling the first signal generator and a second logic device capable of controlling the second signal generator.
Claims8
A computer system comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor;
- a plurality of components coupled to a first bus;
- a plurality of components coupled to a second bus;
- a first component controlling transmission of signals on the first bus, the first component coupled to the first bus and coupled to the processor by a dual function line, the dual function line carrying a plurality of types of information;
- a second component controlling transmission of signals on the second bus, the second component being coupled to the second bus, to the first component by a plurality of signal lines, and to the dual function line by a link which carries signals between the first component, the second component and the processor;
- an arbitration circuit coupled to the dual function line for arbitrating access to the link such that the second component accesses the link only after sending a link request signal to the first component over one of the plurality of signal lines.
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