Clocking domain conversion system and method

A clocking domain conversion system, comprising:

• an input operable to simultaneously load N input bits during each load cycle, wherein N has an integer value of at least 1;
• an output operable to simultaneously output M output bits during each output cycle at a rate ROUT, wherein M has an integer value of at least 1 and M≠N;
• a routing circuit operable to route the N input bits from the input to the output at a clocking rate RCLK;
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• a clock generator operable to generate an input clock signal for controlling simultaneous loading of the N input bits during each load cycle and characterized by a non-uniform sequence of pulses.

A clocking domain conversion system, comprising:

• an input operable to simultaneously load N input bits during each load cycle, wherein N has an integer value of at least 1;
• an output operable to simultaneously output M output bits during each output cycle at a rate ROUT, wherein M has an integer value of at least 1 and M≠N;
• a routing circuit operable to route the N input bits from the input to the output at a clocking rate RCLK;
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• a clock generator operable to generate an output clock signal for controlling simultaneous outputting of the M output bits during each output cycle and characterized by a non-uniform sequence of pulses.

A clocking domain conversion method, comprising:

• simultaneously loading N input bits into an input during each load cycle, wherein N has an integer value of at least 1;
• simultaneously outputting M output bits from an output during each output cycle at a rate ROUT, wherein M has an integer value of at least 1 and M≠N;
• routing the N input bits from the input to the output at a clocking rate RCLK and with a dividing ratio K of the routing circuit data rate relative to the higher of the input and output data rates, given by K = N · R CLK M · R OUT ⁢ ⁢ if ⁢ ⁢ R IN < R OUT ,
• and K = M · R CLK N · R IN , ⁢ if ⁢ ⁢ R IN > R OUT ;
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• controlling the routing circuit with a clock signal characterized by a non-uniform sequence of pulses having an average period T between successive pulses, given by T = K R CLK .