Arbiter module providing low metastability failure probability
US7650454B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F13/14
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An arbiter module receives two or more closely occurring asynchronous requests and provides an output with a low metastability failure probability. The arbiter module includes a request resolving module that receives multiple asynchronous requests for providing a final output. The request resolving module includes one or more arbiter stages cascaded with each other and operatively coupled with logic units.
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