bittide
Bittide is a concept in digital systems engineering that refers to the alignment of bit-level timing across multiple data paths using a shared time reference. It is used to achieve deterministic communication and predictable latency in distributed digital infrastructures such as chip-scale networks or embedded control systems.
Concept and mechanism: In bittide-inspired designs, data is transmitted in fixed-length bit periods tied to a
Architecture and variants: Bittide can be realized with a centralized clock distribution with per-link phase alignment
Applications and impact: The concept has been discussed in the context of networks-on-chip, real-time distributed sensing
Limitations and challenges: Implementing bittide-like timing requires additional hardware and control protocols, increases design complexity, and
See also: time-triggered architecture, deterministic networking, network-on-chip, clock distribution, jitter compensation.