A memory device includes cyclic redundancy check (CRC) circuitry configured to indicate whether an error has been detected in transmission of data from a host device to the memory device. The CRC circuitry includes a synchronous counter that is configured to synchronize a count with a system clock and to transmit the count. The CRC circuitry also includes pulse width control circuitry that is configured to receive the synchronized count from the synchronous counter and to generate pulse width controls based at least in part on the synchronized count. Furthermore, the CRC circuitry includes synchronization circuitry that is configured to receive the pulse width controls and to generate an error alert signal based at least in part on the pulse width controls.