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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2012
Applicant:
Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
William J. Dally, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Stephen G. Tell, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Assignee:
NVIDIA Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/24 (2006.01); G06F 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and a system are provided for speculative periodic synchronization. A phase value representing a measured phase of the second clock signal relative to the first clock signal measured at least one cycle earlier is received. A period value representing a period of the second clock signal relative to the first clock signal measured at least one cycle earlier is also received. A reduced timing margin is determined based on the phase value and the period value. A speculatively synchronized output signal is generated based on the reduced timing margin.