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system bus

(1) The primary pathway between the CPU and memory. The speed is derived from the number of parallel channels (16 bit, 32 bit, etc.) and clock speed. Also known as a "frontside bus," it is faster than ...
Hexus

System Buses & Bandwidth

In computing terms, system buses are used to connect various components to the motherboard's core logic and, often, to each other. Modern PCs run with a multitude of high-speed buses ranging from the ...
Electronic Design

CoreConnect: The On-Chip Bus System

Processor Local Bus (PLB) General processor local bus Synchronous, nonmultiplexed bus Separate Read, Write data buses Supports concurrent Read, Writes Multimaster, programmable-priority, arbitrated ...
Electronic Design

Advanced Microprocessor Bus Architecture (AMBA) Bus System

Silicon densities, both for ASICs and FPGAs, can now support true systems-on-a-chip (SoCs). This level of design requires busing systems to connect various components ...

New Jersey's bus system. Mystery stops, missing signs and more

Three years ago the Press revealed New Jersey Transit's bus system featured missing stops, signs and shelters. Today, the ...
Design-Reuse

IP Modeling and Reuse for SoC Design Using Standard Bus

Most of system on chip (SoC) being designed today could reach several millions of gates and more than 2 GHz operating frequency. In order to implement such system, designers are increasingly relying ...
Design-Reuse

Comparing AMBA AHB to AXI Bus using System Modeling

Embedded system designers have a choice of using a shared or point-to-point bus in their designs. Typically, an embedded design will have a general purpose processor, cache, SDRAM, DMA port, and ...