Wireless bus for intra-chip and inter-chip communication, including wireless-enabled component (WEC) embodiments

摘要

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a wireless-enabled component (WEC) for enabling a wireless bus for intra-chip and inter-chip communication. A WEC encompasses a functional block of an IC (such as, for example, a processing core of a processing unit), an entire IC (such as, for example, a processing unit), or a device that includes a plurality of ICs (such as, for example, a handheld device). According to embodiments, a WEC may be associated with one or more sub-blocks of an IC, a single IC, or a plurality of ICs.

主权项

1. A wireless-enabled component (WEC), comprising:
a core module configured to perform one or more functions of the WEC; a wireless transceiver, coupled via an interface to the core module, configured to transmit or receive a data signal wirelessly to or from another WEC; a power interface configured to receive a modulated power signal, distinct from the data signal, from an external source and to provide power to the core module and the wireless transceiver; and a demodulator, coupled to the power interface, configured to demodulate the modulated power signal to generate configuration information and to provide the configuration information to the wireless transceiver and the core module.