Okamoto & Benedicto LLP
Apparatus and methods for serial interfaces with shared datapaths
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for providing a serial interface with shared datapaths. The apparatus and methods share or re-use components from multiple lower-speed datapaths so as to efficiently provide a higher-speed datapath. In one embodiment, physical coding sublayer circuitry of the lower-speed datapaths is also used by the higher-speed datapath. In another embodiment, physical media access circuitry of the lower-speed data paths is also used by the higher-speed datapath. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed.
Altera Corporation
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G06F
inventional
Ramanand Surinder Arch Tim Tri Henry Y. Sergey Thungoc M.
Venkata Singh Zaliznyak Hoang Lui Shumarayev Tran