Patent ID: 7064685

Claim:
A data converter for accepting input data at a first data width and a first data rate, and outputting padded data at a second data width different from said first data width and at a second data rate, said data converter comprising: a first rate converter receiving said input data at said first data rate and outputting said input data at a first intermediate data rate; a first number of data register units each of a register width receiving said input data at said first intermediate data rate; a second number of data selector units each of a selection width and each connected to a transmission conductor, for routing each bit received at said register units to one of said transmission conductors, said transmission conductors transmitting said padded data at a second intermediate data rate; and a second rate converter receiving said data at said second intermediate data rate and outputting said padded data at said second data rate; wherein: said second number is equal to an integer factor of said second data width other than said second data width.