clock skew

noun

A phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times due to gate or wire signal propagation delay.

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Meanings

nounclock skew (plural clock skews)

plural clock skews

  1. businessA phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times due to gate or wire signal propagation delay.
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