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System and method for generating clock signal for a plurality of communication ports by selectively dividing a reference clock signal with a plurality of ratios

US8775856B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

SMSC Holdings SARL · LU

Inventors

Hongming An · San Diego, US
Jun Ye · Shanghai, CN
Christopher K. Thomas · Sunnyvale, US
Congqing Xiong · Nanhu, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 10, 2010
Grant date	Jul 8, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 6, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F1/06
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various techniques are provided to generate a plurality of reference clock signals using a single reference clock signal generator. In one example, a clock signal generation system includes a reference clock signal generator adapted to provide a reference clock signal. The system also includes a plurality of dividers adapted to divide the reference clock signal using different ratios to provide a plurality of communication port clock signals. The system also includes a plurality of different communication ports adapted to receive the communication port clock signals and adapted to operate in accordance with different communication protocols using the communication port clock signals.

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