System and method for configurable digital communication

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8417838
APP PUB NO 20070162624A1
SERIAL NO

11301574

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The present invention pertains to a configurable PCI-Express switch. The configurable PCI-Express switch includes a differential I/O interface capable of being configured in a first configuration or a second configuration. In the first configuration, the differential I/O interface implements a PCI-Express interface with a coupled device. In the second configuration, the differential I/O interface implements a differential interface other than PCI-Express with the coupled device. The configurable PCI-Express switch also includes a switching unit capable of configuring the differential I/O interface in the first configuration or the second configuration.

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  • NVIDIA CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Montrym, John S Los Altos Hills, US 65 1483
Tamasi, Anthony Michael San Jose, US 14 191
Wagner, Barry A San Jose, US 17 177

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