IBM Assigned Patent for System on Chip IC with Multiprocessor Subsystem

IBM has been assigned a patent for a "system on chip IC with subsystem of multiple processing cores switch coupled to network protocol device and bus bridge to local system bus." The patent, developed by Christos J. Georgiou, Victor L. Gregurick, and Valentina Salapura, describes a System-on-Chip (SoC) component with a single independent multiprocessor subsystem core capable of performing multi-threading operation processing for SoC devices. This SoC component includes a switch fabric means connecting each processor cluster within an SoC integrated circuit (IC). The patent application was filed on June 1, 2007.

Key Takeaways:

• The patent (7,917,729) details a System-on-Chip (SoC) component with a single independent multiprocessor subsystem core, capable of performing multi-threading operation processing for SoC devices.
• This SoC component includes a switch fabric means connecting each processor cluster within an SoC integrated circuit (IC).
• The multiprocessor subsystem core can be configured as a DSP, coprocessor, Hybrid ASIC, or network processing arrangement.
• The SoC component's switch fabric means interconnects a SoC local system bus device with SoC processor components and the independent multiprocessor subsystem core.
• Christos J. Georgiou, Victor L. Gregurick, and Valentina Salapura developed the patent on behalf of IBM.
• The patent application was filed on June 1, 2007.

Statistics:

• Patent number: 7,917,729
• Patent filing date: June 1, 2007
• Number of inventors: 3 (Christos J. Georgiou, Victor L. Gregurick, and Valentina Salapura)

Sources:

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• IBM