Multiple data rate interface architecture
US6946872B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03K19/17744
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and circuitry for implementing high speed multiple-data-rate interface architectures for programmable logic devices. The invention partitions I/O pins and their corresponding registers into independent multiple-data rate I/O modules each having at least one pin dedicated to the strobe signal DQS and others to DQ data signals. The modular architecture facilitates pin migration from one generation of PLDs to the next larger generation.
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