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US 2002/0162041 A1Published application
Apparatus suitable for providing synchronized clock signals to a microelectronic device
AssigneePrimarion, Inc.
InventorWilliam Pohlman
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Abstract
A device for transmitting clock signals to a microprocessor is disclosed. The device is configured to receive a clock signal and distribute the signal synchronically to multiple output sites on the device. The synchronized clock signals are transmitted from the various device sites to multiple sites on the microprocessor.
Claims16
An apparatus for distributing synchronized clock signals to multiple sites, the apparatus comprising:
- a clock input configured as a solder bump;
- a first driver coupled to said clock input;
- and
- a first receiver coupled to said driver.
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A microelectronic device configured to supply synchronic clock signals to a microprocessor, said microelectronic device comprising:
- an input;
- a clock driver coupled to said input;
- a transmission line coupled to said clock driver;
- a receiver coupled to said transmission line;
- and
- an output coupled to said receiver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.