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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:
Mar. 30, 2010

Filed:

Mar. 24, 2005
Applicants:

Yasser Ahmed, Macungie, PA (US);

Robert D. Brink, Coopersburg, PA (US);

Gregory W. Sheets, Bangor, PA (US);

Lane A. Smith, Easton, PA (US);

Inventors:

Yasser Ahmed, Macungie, PA (US);

Robert D. Brink, Coopersburg, PA (US);

Gregory W. Sheets, Bangor, PA (US);

Lane A. Smith, Easton, PA (US);

Assignee:

Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 7/00 (2006.01); H04L 7/04 (2006.01); H04L 12/50 (2006.01); H04J 3/06 (2006.01); H03K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An integrated circuit device for use in a node of a communication system is provided. The integrated circuit device includes a memory configured to store data written thereto by a receiver associated with the node in accordance with a receiver clock, and to read data therefrom by a transmitter associated with the node in accordance with a transmitter clock. The integrated circuit device also includes a control logic circuit that is in communication with the memory, and is configured to send a control signal to the transmitter to adjust a speed of the transmitter clock responsive to an operating condition of the memory.


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