Abstract: An embodiment of the invention includes a hardware architecture for, as an example, mobile computing devices. The architecture includes a physical layer that can be configured to be shared across one or more display panels that, in some instances, have different resolutions and bandwidth requirements. Using a shared physical layer removes one of the physical layers typically needed for multiple display devices (e.g., smart phones with two displays). In one embodiment, one physical layer includes two or more reference clock lanes so data lanes can be shared across two or more links The shared physical layer may be configured via a display driver. Other embodiments are described herein.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method of transmitting data frames between media independent interfaces (MIIs) in a bus conversion device. Data frames received at a first MII may be formatted according to a first data transmission protocol. A bus conversion device formats the data frame for forwarding to a second MII. The bus conversion device may transmit data frames between MIIs having different associated data rates and data frame formats.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method of transmitting data frames between media independent interfaces (MIIs) in a bus conversion device. Data frames received at a first MII may be formatted according to a first data transmission protocol. A bus conversion device formats the data frame for forwarding to a second MII. The bus conversion device may transmit data frames between MIIs having different associated data rates and data frame formats.

Abstract: A data frame of a first size may be converted to a data frame of a second size in a relatively seamless fashion in a gear box. The data may be demultiplexed into blocks of the first size and stored in a register. The data may be read out of the register at a second data size and multiplexed to form an output data frame of the second size. By controlling the reading and writing at different frequencies, the blocks of the first size may be converted to blocks of the second size which correspond to the output data frame size. After the frame size has been converted, the converted data may be aligned in a frame synchronizer by locating synchronization headers within the data. This may be done by moving a window along the data to determine whether or not valid synchronization headers are located in expected positions in a series of successive data frames.

Abstract: A filtering device for filtering noise from an electronic signal having a plurality of defined periods includes an input terminal for receiving the electronic signal, a period divider for dividing each of the definable periods into an equal number of subdivisions, a filter creating a latching signal for a predetermined portion of the number of subdivisions, and a latch for receiving the latching signal from the filter and for maintaining the electronic signal in steady state for a predetermined portion of the number of subdivisions.