Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Synchronization of clock or timing signals – data – or pulses
Reexamination Certificate
2004-05-20
2008-05-20
Elamin, A. (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Synchronization of clock or timing signals, data, or pulses
C375S368000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07376855
ABSTRACT:
Input/output data transmission between a transmitting integrated circuit and a receiving integrated circuit requires a clock domain synchronizer to synchronize incoming data aligned to a clock signal of the transmitting integrated circuit to a clock signal of the receiving integrated circuit. During a start-up routine, the clock domain synchronizer propagates a pre-determined pattern of data bits through a first circuit path designed to reduce or eliminate metastability. During a normal operations mode, the clock domain synchronizer synchronizes the data signal to the clock signal of the receiving integrated circuit through a second circuit path.
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Gauthier Claude R.
Roy Aninda K.
Elamin A.
Osha•Liang LLP
Rahman Fahmida
Sun Microsystems Inc.
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