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US07676685B2 Method for improving the data transfer in semi synchronous clock domains integrated circuits at any possible m/n clock ratio
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用于以任何可能的m / n时钟比率改善半同步时钟域集成电路中的数据传输的方法
- Patent Title: Method for improving the data transfer in semi synchronous clock domains integrated circuits at any possible m/n clock ratio
- Patent Title (中): 用于以任何可能的m / n时钟比率改善半同步时钟域集成电路中的数据传输的方法
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Application No.: US11421306Application Date: 2006-05-31
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Publication No.: US07676685B2Publication Date: 2010-03-09
- Inventor: Marco Castano , Salvatore Pisasale , Carmine Ciofi , Francesco Giotta
- Applicant: Marco Castano , Salvatore Pisasale , Carmine Ciofi , Francesco Giotta
- Applicant Address: IT Agrate Brianza (MI)
- Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.R.L.
- Current Assignee: STMicroelectronics S.R.L.
- Current Assignee Address: IT Agrate Brianza (MI)
- Agency: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.
- Agent Lisa K. Jorgenson
- Priority: EP05011697 20050531
- Main IPC: G06F1/12
- IPC: G06F1/12

Abstract:
A method for data transfer between two semi-synchronous clock domains in a System on Chip (SoC) includes first and second integrated processors or circuits respectively operating at first and second clock frequencies. The SoC includes a phase for detecting, for each frequency ratio between the first and second clock frequencies, a maximum rate of the data transfer, with the rate being a function of all the possible input and output delays supported by the SoC. This is dependent on the parameters of the SoC. There is also a phase for programming a generic frequency converter between the first and second integrated processors for the data transfer, and a phase for scheduling the data transfer between the semi-synchronous clock domains.
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