Patent ID: 7353362
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A self-contained microprocessor subsystem for use in a System-on-chip (SoC) integrated circuit (IC) comprising a processor device, a SoC IC communications bus device and standardized components for enabling communications, said self-contained microprocessor sub-system comprising: a plurality of processor core assemblies, each processor core assembly comprising: two or more microprocessor devices each capable of performing operations to implement a given processing functionality; a storage device associated with said two or more microprocessor devices in said processor core assembly for storing at least one of data and instructions in said processor core assembly; and, a first local interconnect means residing in each said processor core assembly for enabling communication of instructions and data between said two or more microprocessor devices; and, a second local interconnect means for enabling communications between said plurality of processor core assemblies; and, a bridging device implementing a common macro for enabling send and receive data communications between said second local interconnect means of said self-contained microprocessor sub-system and said SoC IC communications bus device, whereby said plurality of processor core assemblies may communicate with standardized components of said SoC IC via said bridging device, whereby self-contained microprocessor sub-system communications traffic is separated from communications traffic in said SoC without having to accommodate standardized components in said SOC system.