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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 23, 1998
Stefan Ott, Munich, DE;
VLSI Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system to avoid unstable data transfer between digital systems. The present invention includes a system that enables digital systems to communicate while avoiding unstable data transfer, which can result in a loss of data or signal distortion. For instance, the present invention includes a system that enables detection of potentially unstable operating conditions for a digital receiver device during its reception of clock and digital data signals from a digital transmitter device. One embodiment of the present invention monitors the received clock and digital data signals in order to detect any potential violations of the internal input timing requirement of the digital receiver device. If any potential violations of the input timing requirement are detected, the present invention invokes measures to eliminate them by manipulating the phase of the clock signal utilized internally by the digital receiver device to sample the received digital data signals. In this manner, the present invention ensures that the digital receiver device internally operates within its input timing requirement and thereby avoids unstable operating conditions which can result in signal distortion or a loss of data. Therefore, the present invention enables digital systems to communicate while avoiding unstable data transfer.