Clock domain crossing interface
US8898502B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 2011 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2205/102
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A flexible and scalable bi-directional CDC interface is set forth between clock domains in a SoC device. The interface comprises a pulse sync circuit for receiving a pulse synchronized to the source clock domain and in response outputting a busy signal to the source clock domain and outputting the pulse synchronized to said destination clock domain; an input register for latching data from said source clock domain in response to a transition of said source clock in the event said busy signal is not active and preventing said data from being latched in the event said busy signal is active so as not to corrupt previously latched data; and an output register for receiving said pulse from said pulse sync circuit and in response latching said pulse from said input register on a transition of said destination clock.
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