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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2000
Michael Potter, Huntsville, AL (US);
3Dlabs, Inc., Ltd, Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
An apparatus for processing data includes a first processor and a second processor. The first processor receives a source clock signal and converts the source clock signal to a first timing signal with a first phase. The second processor receives the source clock signal and converts the source clock signal to a second timing signal with a second phase. A phase connection circuit coupled to the first processor and the second processor determines whether the first phase is equivalent to the second phase. If the first phase and the second phase are not equivalent, the first processor will modify the first phase such that the first phase and the second phase are equivalent. The first processor may modify the first phase by inverting the first timing signal or by adding a clock delay to the first timing signal.