Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Synchronization of clock or timing signals – data – or pulses
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-18
2007-09-18
Lee, Thomas (Department: 2115)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Synchronization of clock or timing signals, data, or pulses
C709S208000, C709S253000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10062907
ABSTRACT:
A data transmission system including a slave device (30) and a master device (10) is disclosed. Slave device (30) may include a slave side clock signal generator section (32) for generating a slave side clock signal (CLKSOUT), a phase adjusting circuit (40) for controlling a phase of a slave side clock signal (CLKSOUT), output sections (33-1to33-m) for outputting transmission data signals (SD1to SDm) in response to slave side clock signal (CLKSOUT), and a timing reference signal generator section (34) for outputting a timing reference signal (SSPH) in response to slave side clock signal (CLKSOUT). Master device (10) may include a master side clock signal generator section (11) for generating master side clock signal (CLKM), input sections (12-1to12-m) for sampling data signals (SD1to SDm) in response to master side clock signal (CLKM), and a phase compare circuit (19) for generating a phase adjustment instruction signal (SADJOUT) based upon timing reference signal (SSPH) and master side clock signal (CLKM). Phase adjusting circuit (40) may adjust a phase of slave side clock signal (CLKSOUT) in response to phase adjustment instruction signal (SADJOUT). In this way, data setup and/or hold times may be improved.
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Elpida Memory Inc.
Lee Thomas
Tran Vincent T
Walker Darryl G.
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