Enqueue event first-in, first-out buffer (FIFO)

Details Enqueue event first-in, first-out buffer (FIFO) Enqueue event first-in, first-out buffer (FIFO)

2007-02-15

2009-08-04

Pham, Ly D (Department: 2827)

Static information storage and retrieval

Read/write circuit

Serial read/write

C365S189150, C365S189160, C365S189200, C365S189120, C710S052000, C710S310000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07570534

ABSTRACT:
In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a queue, write control logic coupled to the queue and operable in a write clock domain, and a first-in, first-out buffer (FIFO) coupled to the write control logic. The queue is configured to store a plurality of data items, wherein each data item has a type which is one of a plurality of types of data items that can be stored in the queue. The write control logic is configured to maintain write pointers that identify entries in the queue for each of the plurality of types. The write control logic is configured to update the write pointer corresponding to an input type for an input data item written to the queue. Additionally, the write control logic is configured to enqueue a write event in the FIFO to transport the enqueue event to a read clock domain different from the write clock domain.

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