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Abstract

An integrated circuit (2210) provides on a single chip for use with a first processor (106) off-chip, the following combination: first terminals (of 2232) for first processor-related signals and defining a first data width (32-bit), second terminals for external bus-related signals (PCI), third terminals for memory-related signals (of 2258), and a DRAM memory controller (2250) connected to the third terminals. Further on chip is provided an arbiter circuit (2230), a bus bridge circuit (2236) coupled to the DRAM memory controller and to the second terminals, the bus bridge (2236) also coupled to the arbiter (2230), a second processor (2224) having a second data width (16-bit), and a bus interface circuit (2220) coupling the second data width of the second processor (2224) to the first data width. The bus interface circuit (2220) further has bus master and bus slave circuitry coupled between the second processor (2224) and the arbiter circuit (2230). The bus bridge (2236), the bus interface (2220) and the first terminals and the DRAM memory controller (2250) have datapaths selectively interconnected in response to the arbiter circuit (2230). Other devices, systems and methods are also disclosed.

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