Patent ID: 6871051

Claim:
A data system receiving a periodic word clock (WC) signal, comprising: a transmitter including a first input for receiving said WC signal; first means for generating a plurality of transmitter clock signals based on the WC signal; said first means being a single phase locked loop (PLL) for receiving said WC signal and generating a first clock having a frequency that is a multiple of said WC signal and a clock generator for receiving the first clock and generating a plurality of second clock signals that have frequencies that are submultiples of the first clock signal; and a first output connected to a transmission line for the transmission of data; a receiver including a first input for receiving said WC signal; a second input, connected to said transmission line, for receiving data transmitted by said transmitter; and second means for generating a plurality of receiver clock signals based on the WC signal; said second means for generating being a single phase locked loop (PLL) for receiving said WC signal and generating a first clock having a frequency that is a multiple of said WC signal and a clock generator for receiving the first clock and generating a plurality of second clock signals that have frequencies that are submultipls of the first clock signal.