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Data transmission unit

US5966409A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateApr 4, 1997
Grant dateOct 12, 1999
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Expiry dateApr 4, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L7/044
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A data transmission unit having a clock generating circuit for generating a continuous transfer clock signal which is always output from the data transmission unit regardless of presence or absence of transmission and reception; a data converter for converting parallel data to serial data; and a data transfer circuit for transferring the serial data in synchronism with the transfer clock signal. It can achieve the transmission of the serial data at high speed and with high reliability.

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