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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Wade L. Williams, Austin, TX (US);
Philip E. Madrid, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Wade L. Williams, Austin, TX (US);
Philip E. Madrid, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/12 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device and method for transferring data is disclosed that facilitates data transfers between devices having different clock domains. The data transfer from one device to another occurs through a First In First Out memory (FIFO). The relative number of FIFO access cycles to the FIFO is controlled to maintain a desired FIFO fullness. Setting the desired FIFO fullness to a desired value allows control of data transfer latency between devices.