G06F13/4027

OPTICAL BRIDGE INTERCONNECT UNIT FOR ADJACENT PROCESSORS
20230222079 · 2023-07-13 ·

A system and method for efficient data transfer in a computing system are described. A computing system includes multiple nodes that receive tasks to process. A bridge interconnect transfers data between two processing nodes without the aid of a system bus on the motherboard. One of the multiple bridge interconnects of the computing system is an optical bridge interconnect that transmits optical information across the optical bridge interconnect between two nodes. The receiving node uses photonic integrated circuits to translate the optical information into electrical information for processing by electrical integrated circuits. One or more nodes switch between using an optical bridge interconnect and a non-optical bridge interconnect based on one or more factors such as measured power consumption and measured data transmission error rates.

Interleaving in multi-level data cache on memory bus
11698873 · 2023-07-11 · ·

This invention provides a system having a processor assembly interconnected to a memory bus and a memory-storage combine, interconnected to the memory bus. The memory-storage combine is adapted to allow access, through the memory bus, a combination of random access memory (RAM) based data storage and non-volatile mass data storage. A controller is arranged to address the both RAM based data storage and the non-volatile mass data storage as part of a unified address space in the manner of RAM.

Flexible on-die fabric interface

An interface for coupling an agent to a fabric supports a set of coherent interconnect protocols and includes a global channel to communicate control signals to support the interface, a request channel to communicate messages associated with requests to other agents on the fabric, a response channel to communicate responses to other agents on the fabric, and a data channel to couple to communicate messages associated with data transfers to other agents on the fabric, where the data transfers include payload data.

System on chip and device layer
11698880 · 2023-07-11 · ·

A system on chip including a first master circuit, a second master circuit, a routing circuit, a bridge control circuit, and a peripheral circuit is provided. The first master circuit provides a first command. The second master circuit provides a second command. The routing circuit receives the first command and the second command and provides an output command. The bridge control circuit receives the output command and stores an attribute setting value. In response to the routing circuit receiving the first command and the first command pointing to the peripheral circuit, the routing circuit uses the first command as the output command and the bridge control circuit determines whether attribute information of the output command matches the attribute setting value. In response to the attribute information of the output command matching the attribute setting value, the bridge control circuit provides the output command to the peripheral circuit.

Method of verifying access of multi-core interconnect to level-2 cache
11550646 · 2023-01-10 · ·

The present disclosure provides a method and a system of verifying access by a multi-core interconnect to an L2 cache in order to solve problems of delays and difficulties in locating errors and generating check expectation results. A consistency transmission monitoring circuitry detects, in real time, interactions among a multi-core interconnects system, all single-core processors, an L2 cache and a primary memory, and sends collected transmission information to an L2 cache expectation generator and a check circuitry. The L2 cache expectation generator obtains information from a global memory precise control circuitry according to a multi-core consistency protocol and generates an expected result. The check circuitry is responsible for comparing the expected result with an actual result, thus implementing determination of multi-core interconnect's access accuracy to the L2 cache without delay.

Dynamic configuration of input/output controller access lanes

Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for dynamic configuration and enforcement of access lanes to I/O controllers. The System may include a plurality of Input/Output (I/O) controllers and a plurality of lanes. The system may also include a lane mapping module configured to multiplex at least one of the I/O controllers to at least one of the lanes based on a configuration. The system may further include a first processor configured to detect a change request, the change request to modify the configuration from an existing configuration to a new configuration; and a second processor configured to: verify that the new configuration is valid based on a stock keeping unit (SKU) associated with the system; and, if the verification is successful, store the new configuration in non-volatile memory and reset the system.

Multi-die integrated circuit with data processing engine array

An integrated circuit includes an interposer, a first die coupled to the interposer, a second die coupled to the interposer, and a third die coupled to the interposer and having a plurality of die interfaces. The first die includes a first data processing engine (DPE) array having a first plurality of DPEs and a first DPE interface coupled to the first plurality of DPEs therein. The second die includes a second DPE array having a second plurality of DPEs and a second DPE interface coupled to the second plurality of DPEs therein. The first DPE interface of the first die is configured to communicate with a first die interface of the plurality of die interfaces via the interposer. The second DPE interface of the second die is configured to communicate with a second die interface of the plurality of die interfaces via the interposer.

Layered ready status reporting structure

A storage system includes a controller; a first storage device including a first ready/busy pin and a second storage device including a second ready/busy pin; a first data bus communicatively coupled between the controller, the first storage device, and the second storage device; and a first shared ready/busy signal channel communicatively coupled to the first ready/busy pin of the first storage device, the second ready/busy pin of the second storage device, and the controller according to a wire-sharing protocol, wherein the first storage device is configured to send the first device ID and status information associated with the first storage device to the controller via the first shared ready/busy signal channel and the second storage device is configured to send the second device ID and status information associated with the second storage device to the controller via the first shared ready/busy signal channel.

Method for locating and repairing intermittent faults in communication structures of an aircraft

To locate an intermittent fault in a communication structure of an aircraft comprising pieces of equipment that are interconnected by cabling forming a plurality of communication media that are shared, an analyzer retrieves an error report relating to transmission errors observed on each of said communication media, performs a count of the transmission errors, per type of error and per communication chain, computes a median of the counts for communication chains comprising the same pair of wired pieces of equipment, and when, for a communication chain, the count exceeds a threshold equal to the median plus a predefined margin, generates an alarm indicating detection of an intermittent fault in association with the communication chain that led the threshold to be exceeded. Thus, intermittent faults are easily located and repaired.

Large packet daisy chain serial bus

A communication system for an industrial process includes multiple slave modules connected in series with a master controller. The master controller stores a communication schedule that defines an ordered sequence of messages and identifiers associated with each message. The master controller transmits messages downstream through the slave modules to a terminal one of the slave modules. The terminal slave module generates a return message that is transmitted upstream to the master controller. Each slave module receives each downstream message, identifies based on the message identifier whether the message is associated with response information from the slave module, and inserts the response information into corresponding upstream messages.