Patent ID: 8417838
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of digital communication using a configurable switch, said method comprising: identifying a device coupled to a differential interface of said configurable switch, wherein said device comprises at least one memory device configured to implement single-ended signaling; responsive to said identifying, configuring said differential interface to operate in a configuration selected from a group consisting of a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein in said first configuration, said differential interface is operable to implement a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCI-Express) interface, wherein in a second configuration, said differential interface is operable to implement a differential interface other than PCI-Express; and communicating data between said at least one memory device and at least one other component via a controller, wherein said controller is operable to convert between single-ended signaling and differential signaling, and wherein said at least one other component is a graphics processing unit.