Protocol level control for a system-on-chip (SOC) agent reset and power management
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- GOOGLE LLC
- Filing Date
- 2019-03-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-10
AI Technical Summary
Current SoC interconnect standards lack standardized IP agent reset mechanisms, leading to inconsistent system software views across devices, increased complexity, and the need for customized circuitry and software modifications, which delays product development and increases costs.
A system for consistently implementing reset and power management of IP agents on SoCs, allowing individual negotiation between the interconnect and each IP agent, with the interconnect acting as a proxy for inoperable agents and enabling independent reset and power saving states, eliminating the need for custom circuitry and software modifications.
This approach provides a uniform system software view across multiple SoCs, reducing development complexity and time to market by eliminating the need for custom circuitry and software modifications, while preventing system-wide hang-ups and enabling efficient power management.