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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2003
Juju Joyce, Milpitas, CA (US);
Dan Mansur, Redwood City, CA (US);
David Jefferson, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Changsong Zhang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yi-wen Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
Juju Joyce, Milpitas, CA (US);
Dan Mansur, Redwood City, CA (US);
David Jefferson, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Changsong Zhang, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yi-Wen Lin, San Jose, CA (US);
Altera Corporation, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques are provided for synchronously transmitting data in parallel from an external memory device to a destination circuit using a sequential read mode. The memory device includes an address counter. The address counter generates sequential read addresses for the data bits stored in the memory device. The destination circuit generates a clock signal that controls the address counter. The destination circuit can also transmit a start address to the memory device. The address counter sequentially generates a new read address in response to transitions in the clock signal beginning with the start address. Data bits are transferred in parallel from the memory device to the destination circuit.