Wireless bus for intra-chip and inter-chip communication, including wireless-enabled component (WEC) embodiments
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1. A wireless-enabled component (WEC), comprising:
- a core module configured to perform one or more functions of the WEC;
a wireless transceiver, coupled via an interface to the core module, configured to transmit or receive a data signal wirelessly to or from another WEC;
a power interface configured to receive a modulated power signal, distinct from the data signal, from an external source and to provide power to the core module and the wireless transceiver; and
a demodulator, coupled to the power interface, configured to demodulate the modulated power signal to generate configuration information and to provide the configuration information to the wireless transceiver and the core module.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a wireless-enabled component (WEC) for enabling a wireless bus for intra-chip and inter-chip communication. A WEC encompasses a functional block of an IC (such as, for example, a processing core of a processing unit), an entire IC (such as, for example, a processing unit), or a device that includes a plurality of ICs (such as, for example, a handheld device). According to embodiments, a WEC may be associated with one or more sub-blocks of an IC, a single IC, or a plurality of ICs.
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1. A wireless-enabled component (WEC), comprising:
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a core module configured to perform one or more functions of the WEC; a wireless transceiver, coupled via an interface to the core module, configured to transmit or receive a data signal wirelessly to or from another WEC; a power interface configured to receive a modulated power signal, distinct from the data signal, from an external source and to provide power to the core module and the wireless transceiver; and a demodulator, coupled to the power interface, configured to demodulate the modulated power signal to generate configuration information and to provide the configuration information to the wireless transceiver and the core module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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