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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2010
Applicant:
William Redman-white, Hampshire, GB;
Inventor:
William Redman-White, Hampshire, GB;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H03L 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a double data rate interface and method for use between a processor and random access memory, comprising a delay line including means for creating a delay in a data strobe signal from the random access memory, the delay line being arranged such that the delay in the data strobe signal is equal to the sum of set-up time and data bus rise time. The interface of includes the delay line comprising the delay locked loop which in turn comprises a ring oscillator. The ring oscillator includes a buffer and a Vernier delay.