Patent ID: 8098784
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: G06F,G11C

Abstract:
1. A method for capturing data, the method comprising: receiving, at a device, a plurality of external clock signals including a first external clock signal and a second external clock signal, each of the external clock signals having the same first frequency, and each of the external clock signals having a first edge and a second edge, wherein a clock period of each of the external clock signals is the amount of time between any two successive first edges; receiving, at the device, data on a signal link at a second frequency that is faster than the first frequency, the data including consecutive data comprising a first data signal followed by a second consecutive data signal; and capturing the consecutive data at the second frequency in response to the first edges and not the second edges of the external clock signals, wherein the first data signal is captured from the signal link using the first edge of the first external clock signal and the second consecutive data signal is captured from the signal link using the first edge of the second external clock signal.