US2003140214A1PendingUtilityA1

Pipelined completion for asynchronous communication

Assignee: CALIFORNIA INST OF TECHNPriority: Sep 12, 1997Filed: Dec 31, 2002Published: Jul 24, 2003

Est. expirySep 12, 2017(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority

Inventors:Alain Martin Andrew Lines Uri Cummings

G06F 15/8053G06F 9/3871

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Abstract

An asynchronous circuit having a pipelined completion mechanism to achieve improved throughput.

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What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A pipelined completion element for a processor, comprising: 
 a completion process producing a request and receiving an acknowledgment that said request has been completed from each of a plurality of different processes, including at least a first process, completing said request; and    a pipelining element, including at least one buffer in said pipeline that senses a command for an action to occur in said completion process and returns an indication that said buffer has received said command.

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