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Apple patents chip design that logs data from connected parts

Patent drawing
Patent drawing from the official filing.

Apple describes a chip design that records performance data sent by other connected chips. The system uses a table to store this information based on which specific chip sent the data.

Why it mattersThis helps engineers monitor how different parts of a device work together, which is a standard step in building reliable electronics.

In the filing’s own words

An apparatus for transmitting telemetry through an external interface is disclosed. An integrated circuit includes at least one interface circuit configured to communicate on an external interface of the integrated circuit with a plurality of other integrated circuits. The integrated circuit further includes a first control circuit coupled to the at least one interface circuit, a first table circuit. The first control circuit is configured to store telemetry data transmitted by the plurality of other integrated circuits over the external interface in respective table entries of the first table circuit, based on which of the plurality of other integrated circuits transmitted the telemetry data.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. (canceled)

Facts

Company
Apple (Apple Inc.)
Official title
Push Telemetry from External Interface
Publication number
US20260332920A1
Application number
19640926
Filed
Apr 7, 2026
Published
Oct 22, 2026
Inventors
7
Claims
21

Classified under

H04Q 9/02 Electricity & electronicsH04Q 2209/82 Electricity & electronics
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