Minimized line skew generator

A system for minimizing timing skew comprising:

• one or more clock pulse generators for generating a four phase clock signal;
• one or more enable pulse generators for generating a four phase enable signal;
• a single clock signal line for carrying the four phase clock signal and a single enable signal line for carrying the four phase enable signal;
• a first driver for driving the four phase clock signal coupled to the single clock signal line;
• and
• a second driver for driving the four phase enable signal coupled to the single enable signal line.

A method of minimizing skew comprising:

• compressing four phase clock signals into one compressed four phase clock signal;
• generating a four phase enable signal;
• and
• delivering the one compressed four phase clock signal on a single clock signal line and the four phase enable signal on a single enable signal line to one or more receivers.

A system for minimizing timing skew comprising:

• a clock pulse generator for generating a four phase clock signal comprising a first rising edge, a second rising edge, a first falling edge and a second falling edge in one cycle;
• a single clock signal line coupled to the clock pulse generator for receiving and delivering the four phase clock signal;
• an enable pulse generator for generating a four phase enable signal which contains two transitions in one cycle and is used to distinguish the first falling edge and the second falling edge;
• and
• a single enable signal line coupled to the enable pulse generator for receiving and delivering the four phase enable signal.

A method of minimizing skew comprising:

• compressing four phase clock signals into one compressed four phase clock signal comprising a first rising edge, a second rising edge, a first falling edge and a second falling edge in one cycle;
• generating a four phase enable signal which contains two transitions in one cycle and is used to distinguish the first falling edge and the second falling edge;
• and
• delivering the one compressed four phase clock signal on a single clock signal line and the four phase enable signal on a single enable signal line to one or more receivers.

A system for minimizing timing skew comprising:

• one or more clock pulse generators for generating a four phase clock signal;
• a single clock signal line coupled to the one or more clock pulse generators for receiving and delivering the four phase clock signal;
• one or more enable pulse generators for generating a four phase enable signal;
• a single enable signal line coupled to the one or more enable pulse generators for receiving and delivering the four phase enable signal;
• and
• a receiver coupled to the single clock signal line to receive the four phase clock signal and coupled to the single enable signal line to receive the four phase enable signal;
• wherein the receiver applies the four phase enable signal to distinguish the first rising edge from the second rising edge.

A system for minimizing timing skew comprising:

• one or more clock pulse generators for generating a four phase clock signal;
• one or more enable pulse generators for generating a four phase enable signal;
• a single clock signal line for carrying the four phase clock signal and a single enable signal line for carrying the four phase enable signal;
• a first driver for driving the four phase clock signal coupled to the single clock signal line;
• a second driver for driving the four phase enable signal coupled to the single enable signal line;
• and
• a receiver coupled to the single clock signal line to receive the four phase clock signal and coupled to the single enable signal line to receive the four phase enable signal;
• wherein the receiver applies the four phase enable signal to distinguish the first rising edge from the second rising edge.