Multipurpose and programmable pad for an integrated circuit
First Claim
1. A transceiver, comprising:
- a first port having a first programmable pad, the first programmable pad configurable to operate according to a first specified electrical specification from among a plurality of electrical specifications and a first specified data protocol from among a plurality of data protocols; and
a second port having a second programmable pad, the second programmable pad configurable to operate according to a second specified electrical specification from among the plurality of electrical specifications and a second specified data protocol from among the plurality of data protocols,wherein the first port and the second port are arranged on a substrate in a rotational symmetric layout.
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Abstract
A multi-port SERDES transceiver includes multiple parallel and serial ports, and the flexibility to connect any one of the parallel or serial ports to another parallel or serial port. The ports include programmable pads that are capable of supporting multiple different data protocols, timing protocols, electrical specifications, and input-output functions. A management data IO pad also enables the transceiver to support different electrical requirements and data protocols at the same time. The substrate layout of the transceiver is configured so that the parallel ports and the serial ports are on the outer perimeter. A logic core is at the center, where the logic core operates the serial and parallel data ports, and the bus that connects the data ports. The bus can be described as a “ring” structure (or donut “structure”) around the logic core, and is configured between the logic core and the data ports.
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23 Claims
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1. A transceiver, comprising:
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a first port having a first programmable pad, the first programmable pad configurable to operate according to a first specified electrical specification from among a plurality of electrical specifications and a first specified data protocol from among a plurality of data protocols; and a second port having a second programmable pad, the second programmable pad configurable to operate according to a second specified electrical specification from among the plurality of electrical specifications and a second specified data protocol from among the plurality of data protocols, wherein the first port and the second port are arranged on a substrate in a rotational symmetric layout. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A transceiver including a serial port and a parallel port, comprising:
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a first programmable pad configured and arranged to form part of the serial port; and a second programmable pad configured and arranged to form part of the parallel port, said first serial port and said parallel port ports being arranged on a substrate in a rotational symmetric layout, wherein said first programmable pad and said second programmable pad are configurable to operate according to a plurality of electrical specifications and a plurality of data protocols. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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