Strobe signal management to clock data into a system
US8446195B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C8/18
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of communicating with a source synchronous device can include determining an expected number of pulses of a strobe signal to be received in response to a first read request directed to the source synchronous device and receiving the strobe signal from the source synchronous device. Pulses in the strobe signal can be counted. Responsive to detecting a last pulse of the expected number of pulses of the strobe signal, the strobe signal can be replaced with a reference signal that is phase and frequency aligned with the strobe signal.
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