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Method and system for dynamic temperature compensation for a source-synchronous interface

US7543171B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 2006
Grant dateJun 2, 2009
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/12
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for synchronizing a data signal to a clock signal in a source-synchronous system, the source-synchronous system having first and second systems linked by an interface, the first system providing the clock signal to the second system, the second system providing the data signal and a return clock signal synchronous to the data signal to the first system, the method comprising: determining a first time delay between the clock signal and the return clock signal and delaying the data signal by the first time delay; after a predetermined period, determining a second time delay between the clock signal and the return clock signal; determining a difference between the first and second time delays; and, further delaying the data signal by at least a portion of the difference to thereby compensate for a temperature change of the source-synchronous system.

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