Patent ID: 6816932
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a bus, including at least one line, to couple a plurality of devices to transfer a value on the bus between the devices by having the devices arbitrate for the bus; and a circuit coupled to the bus to receive a clock signal for the bus, the clock signal having a rising edge and a falling edge during use, wherein the circuit is configured to precharge the at least one line during at least a portion of a first interval of the clock signal, the first interval being between an occurrence of a first edge, the first edge being one of the rising edge or the falling edge, and an occurrence of a second edge, the second edge being the other one of the rising edge or the falling edge, and wherein the bus is driven to transfer the value during a second interval of the clock signal, and in which the circuit having precharge points along the at least one line to perform rapid precharge of the plurality of devices distributed along the bus.