Henry A Schaechterle

US Patent:

5548734, Aug 20, 1996

Filed:

Jan 4, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/368716

Inventors:

Jerzy Kolinski - Portland OR
John Sprietsma - Hillsboro OR
Stephen Pawlowski - Beaverton OR
Henry Schaechterle - Hillsboro OR

Assignee:

Intel Corporation - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

395306

Abstract:

An equal length symmetric computer bus topology. The equal length symmetric computer bus topology provides a bus signal path to a number of bus nodes. Each bus signal path extends from each node on the computer bus to a central junction point. The bus signal paths are of equal length and have identical electrical characteristics. The equal length symmetric computer bus topology minimizes the effect of transmission line reflections upon the bus signals. The equal length symmetric computer bus topology also causes very little clock skew.