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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1995
James M Dodd, Citrus Heights, CA (US);
Robert N Murdoch, Sacramento, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A queue structure for transmitting a multiple-bit signal from a first sub-system operating in a first clocking domain in a computer system to a second sub-system operating in a second clocking domain in the computer system is disclosed. The queue structure comprises a queue data latch having a plurality of storage elements, wherein each of the plurality of storage elements can store the multiple-bit signal from the first sub-system. A load pointer is used for generating a first multiple-bit count indicating one of the plurality of storage element for storing the multiple-bit signal. A synchronization unit is coupled to the load pointer for receiving the first multiple-bit count. The synchronization unit outputs the multiple-bit count at the second sub-system when the multiple-bit signal is ready to be sampled in the second clocking domain.