• DocumentCode
    821231
  • Title

    On-chip synchronous communication between clock domains with quotient frequencies

  • Author

    Sathe, V. ; Papaefthymiou, M.C. ; Kosonocky, S.V. ; Kim, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    497
  • Lastpage
    499
  • Abstract
    Data transfer between arbitrary asynchronous clock domains is complicated, and practical solutions can be subject to synchronisation failure. But many practical systems use quotient frequencies and the direct conversion method (DCM) exploits this to achieve reliable data transfer without any handshaking. DCM minimises throughput, even between distant cores, is provably correct and has been assessed through transistor-level simulations
  • Keywords
    synchronisation; system-on-chip; clock domains; data transfer; direct conversion method; on-chip synchronous communication; quotient frequencies; synchronisation failure; throughput; transistor-level simulations;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20070057
  • Filename
    4168478