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Physical interface and associated signal processing method for clock domain transfer of quarter-rate data

US11935577B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 2022
Grant dateMar 19, 2024
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2042

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C7/1087
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a physical layer and associated signal processing method for clock domain transfer of quarter-rate data. In the embodiments of the present invention, the quarter-rate data is processed by many sampling circuits by using a first clock signal, a second clock signal and a third clock signal, and phases of these clock signals are aligned by using a training mechanism to that the clock signals have better timing margins.

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