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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Chiaki Takano, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen D. Weitzel, Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Chiaki Takano, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen D. Weitzel, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignees:
Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Tokyo, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed which includes a signal generator providing a first signal having a first frequency; a clock tree operative to propagate the first signal to at least one clock mesh of the apparatus; and a final buffer operative to receive the first signal, provide a second signal having a second frequency, synchronize the second signal with the first signal, and propagate the synchronized second signal to at least one other clock mesh of the apparatus.