Patent ID: 11936393
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 15:
16. A method, comprising:
generating, at an integrated circuit device, a timing signal;
controlling a local count value based on the timing signal;
monitoring a synchronization signal of a system comprising the integrated circuit device;
prior to detection of a synchronization pulse:
determining that the local count value matches an implied count value associated with the synchronization pulse; and
responsive to the determination that the local count value matches the implied count value, pausing periodic incrementation of the local count value;

detecting the synchronization pulse in the synchronization signal; and
when the synchronization pulse is detected:
aligning the local count value with other counters of the system to an implied count value associated with the synchronization pulse by resuming the periodic incrementation of the local count value.