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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2006
Luca Ciccarelli, Rimini, IT;
Luca Magagni, Bologna, IT;
Alberto Fazzi, Finale Emilia, IT;
Roberto Canegallo, Rimini, IT;
Roberto Guerrieri, Bologna, IT;
Luca Ciccarelli, Rimini, IT;
Luca Magagni, Bologna, IT;
Alberto Fazzi, Finale Emilia, IT;
Roberto Canegallo, Rimini, IT;
Roberto Guerrieri, Bologna, IT;
STMicroelectronics S.R.L., Agrate Brianza (MI), IT;
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention relate to a chip-to-chip communication system including a transmitter and a receiver connected to receive respective transmitter and receiver clock signals. The transmitter includes precharge and evaluation blocks connected to each other and to a transmitter clock terminal. The receiver includes a precharge block connected to a receiver clock terminal. The precharge blocks precharge an output terminal of the transmitter and an input terminal of the receiver, respectively, to a value corresponding to a first voltage reference during a low phase of the transmitter clock signal.