Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wide-range glitch-free asynchronous clock switch
- Patent Title (中): 广泛无故障的异步时钟切换
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Application No.: US13604795Application Date: 2012-09-06
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Publication No.: US08729947B2Publication Date: 2014-05-20
- Inventor: Changku Hwang , Sebastian Turullols , Daisy Jian , Ali Vahidsafa
- Applicant: Changku Hwang , Sebastian Turullols , Daisy Jian , Ali Vahidsafa
- Applicant Address: US CA Redwood City
- Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
- Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Redwood City
- Agency: Marsh Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP
- Agent Daniel J. Sherwinter
- Main IPC: G06F1/04
- IPC: G06F1/04 ; H03K3/00

Abstract:
Embodiments include systems and methods for asynchronous, glitch-free clock switching across a wide range of clock frequencies with minimal clock down time. Embodiments effectively provide two stages of synchronization across two independent clock domains. In a first synchronization stage, a received, asynchronous clock select signal is translated into a synchronized clock select signal that is effectively synchronous with respect to a first clock domain and is still effectively asynchronous with respect to a second clock domain. In a second synchronization stage, the synchronized clock select signal is resynchronized so as to be effectively synchronous with respect to the second clock domain. The synchronized select signal can be used to disable the clock of the first clock domain, and the resynchronized clock select signal can be used to enable the clock of the second clock domain.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140062548A1 WIDE-RANGE GLITCH-FREE ASYNCHRONOUS CLOCK SWITCH Public/Granted day:2014-03-06
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