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Apparatus and method for pseudo-synchronous communication between clocks of different frequencies

US6067629A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 10, 1998
Grant dateMay 23, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F13/4213
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A transmit circuit operable to synchronize a data transmission is disclosed. The transmit circuit comprises a first circuit configured to transmit a plurality of data segments. The transmit circuit further comprises a second circuit coupled to the first circuit. The second circuit is configured to generate a strobe signal indicating the transmission of a first data segment of the plurality of data segments. The transmit circuit also comprises a third circuit coupled to the second circuit. The third component is configured to receive an acknowledge signal. Based on a logic transition of the acknowledge signal, the third circuit determines the transmission of a second data segment of the plurality of data segments.

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