Apparatus and method for multiple serial data synchronization using channel-lock FIFO buffers optimized for jitter

摘要

The invention provides an apparatus, and related method, for receiving and synchronizing parallel data transmitted over multiple serial data channels. The synchronization technique uses a channel lock FIFO buffer on each received serial data channel. The FIFO buffers are configured to tolerate a significant amount of jitter between channels and clock tree delay within the synchronization apparatus.