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Strobe masking in a signaling system having multiple clock domains

US7543172B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 2004
Grant dateJun 2, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11C11/4096
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for masking strobe signals in strobe-based systems are provided below. These strobe-masking systems receive a strobe signal from a component operating under one clock domain and in turn generate a masked version of the strobe signal. Components of a host system use the masked strobe signal to receive or transfer data from the clock domain of the strobe signal through a mesochronous clock domain crossing into a different clock domain.

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