Patent ID: 8259886

Claim:
A communication apparatus, comprising: a clock generation circuit outputting a plurality of clocks, each of said plurality of clocks having a different phase from each other; a synchronization detection block receiving a sync word and a payload having a predetermined length after receiving said payload, sampling said sync word by using each of said plurality of clocks, and to output a first signal indicating a clock or clocks capable of sampling said sync word successfully, said synchronization detection block being capable of sampling said payload by using a clock or clocks inputted thereinto; a clock phase selection block coupled to said synchronization detection block to receive said first signal to select one of said plurality of clocks in accordance with said first signal and to output a second signal indicating a selected clock; and a clock gate unit coupled between said clock generation circuit and said synchronization detection block and coupled to said clock phase selection block to receive each of said plurality of clocks and said second signal to output said selected one of said plurality of clocks to said synchronization detection block, and not to output a rest of said plurality of said clocks based on said second signal during a period corresponding to said predetermined length of said payload.