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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2010
Robert James Hatfield, Edinburgh, GB;
Gordon Richard Mcleod, Linlithgow Bridge, GB;
John Laurence Pennock, Juniper Green, GB;
Robert James Hatfield, Edinburgh, GB;
Gordon Richard McLeod, Linlithgow Bridge, GB;
John Laurence Pennock, Juniper Green, GB;
Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd., Edinburgh, GB;
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for data transfer. A data interface is described with at least a first data terminal for either outputting or receiving a data signal. In bi-directional embodiments there may be one terminal for receiving data and one terminal for outputting data. A bit clock terminal outputs or receives a bit clock signal; and a frame clock terminal for outputs or receives a frame clock signal. Interface control circuitry is configurable to associate data outputted or received in each frame with time slots (1-8) of a predetermined number of bits (x, y, z) wherein the control circuitry is adapted such that the frequency of the bit clock signal can be changed at any time so as to vary the number of time slots in a frame.