Variable camshaft timing assembly

A variable camshaft timing (VCT) assembly for controlling angular positions of a first camshaft and a second camshaft, the VCT assembly comprising:

• an independent VCT device coupled with the first camshaft and having a first component that rotates amid phasing movements of the VCT assembly, the first component having a first set of slots residing therein;
• and
• a dependent VCT device coupled with the second camshaft, the dependent VCT device having a second component that lacks rotation amid phasing movements of the VCT assembly and having a plurality of phase lugs, the second component having a second set of slots residing therein, the plurality of phase lugs received in the first set of slots and received in the second set of slots, the dependent VCT device including a linkage connected to the plurality of phase lugs, wherein the linkage includes a first link member connected to a first phase lug of the plurality of phase lugs and includes a second link member connected to a second phase lug of the plurality of phase lugs;
• wherein, amid controlling of the angular positions of the first and second camshafts, the plurality of phase lugs are urged to move along the first and second sets of slots via the first component.