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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Frank D. Ferraiolo, New Windsor, NY (US);
Robert J. Reese, Austin, TX (US);
Michael B. Spear, Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
Frank D. Ferraiolo, New Windsor, NY (US);
Robert J. Reese, Austin, TX (US);
Michael B. Spear, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An interface alignment pattern for de-skewing data bits received on an elastic interface is disclosed. The interface alignment pattern is 'busy' in that it has a high number of logic state transitions. The busy interface alignment pattern can be used for scrambling and unscrambling operational data. The interface alignment pattern has a unique timing sequence for determining the location of a data bit's first data beat.