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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2016
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Hubertus Gerardus Hendrikus Vermeulen, Eindhoven, NL;
Nicola Concer, Eindhoven, NL;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In an embodiment, an integrated circuit (IC) device is disclosed. In the embodiment, the IC device includes an Ethernet frame processor, at least one Ethernet port coupled to the Ethernet frame processor, and a hardware synchronization circuit coupled to the Ethernet frame processor and to the at least one Ethernet port, the hardware synchronization circuit including a controller, a local clock, a media-independent peripheral coupled to the controller, and a media-dependent peripheral coupled to the media-independent peripheral, wherein power can be provided to the hardware synchronization circuit independent of the Ethernet frame processor.