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
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