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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001

Filed:

May. 10, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:

Alper Ilkbahar, Santa Cruz, CA (US);

Simon M. Tam, Redwood City, CA (US);

Ian A. Young, Portland, OR (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11C 8/00 ;
Abstract

A multiple synthesizer based timing signal generation scheme is described that allows accurate data and strobe generation in high speed source synchronous system interfaces. Multiple loop locked clock synthesizers (e.g., phase locked loops, delay locked loops) are used to generate multiple clock signals. Data and strobe signals are triggered off of transitions of one of the clock signals. Because multiple loop locked clock synthesizers are used to generate the clock signals, optimal or near optimal alignment of the data and strobe signals can be achieved. Improved alignment of the data and strobe signals provides improved data transmission rates.


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