Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Oversampling-based scheme for synchronous interface communication
- Patent Title (中): 基于过采样的同步接口通信方案
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Application No.: US12912521Application Date: 2010-10-26
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Publication No.: US08307236B2Publication Date: 2012-11-06
- Inventor: Sridhar P. Subramanian , Sukalpa Biswas , Vincent R. von Kaenel , Priya Ananthanarayanan
- Applicant: Sridhar P. Subramanian , Sukalpa Biswas , Vincent R. von Kaenel , Priya Ananthanarayanan
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel
- Agent Lawrence J. Merkel
- Main IPC: G06F1/00
- IPC: G06F1/00 ; G06F1/12 ; G06F3/00

Abstract:
In one embodiment, an apparatus to synchronously communicate on an interface that has an associated interface clock for a circuit that has an internal clock used internal to the circuit comprises a control circuit coupled to receive the internal clock and the interface clock. The control circuit is configured to sample the interface clock multiple times per clock cycle of the internal clock and to detect a phase difference, to a granularity of the samples, between the internal clock and the interface clock. The apparatus comprises a data path that is configured to transport data between an internal clock domain and an interface clock domain. The data path is configured to provide at least two different timings on the transported data relative to the internal clock. The control circuit is coupled to the data path and is configured to select one of the timings responsive to a detected phase difference.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110040998A1 Oversampling-Based Scheme for Synchronous Interface Communication Public/Granted day:2011-02-17
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