Patent ID: 7117292
Filing Date: 2006-10-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a first-in, first-out buffer (FIFO) to strobe in data from a data source based on at least a first strobe signal or a second strobe signal, the data to be buffered for transfer onto a data bus having different timing than the first or second strobe rate, the strobe signals based on a bit transfer rate per strobe of the data source which is to be used to transfer the data to the FIFO, wherein the FIFO includes latches to latch in the data and output pairs of bits based on the timing of the data bus; and a select circuit to select between the strobe signals, including the first strobe signal and the second strobe signal, depending on the bit transfer rate per strobe of the data source, the first strobe signal to be selected when the data source has a first bit transfer rate per strobe and the second strobe to be selected when the data source has a second bit transfer rate per strobe.