Apparatus having a circular buffer that maintains a one entry gap between elements written to the microprocessor and elements operated on by the clock
US5745793A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2020/10666
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Bandwidth optimization between a microprocessor and a disc drive controller. Method and apparatus are disclosed for synchronizing asynchronous microprocessor writes to synchronous read/write channel operation. In this synchronization, bandwidth of the microprocessor is equal to or greater than the bandwidth of the disc controller. Both no ready line and ready line implementations are described.
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