- 专利标题: Clock signal distribution utilizing differential sinusoidal signal pair
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申请号: US11255707申请日: 2005-10-21
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公开(公告)号: US07135907B2公开(公告)日: 2006-11-14
- 发明人: Anthony Richard Bonaccio , John Maxwell Cohn , Alvar Antonio Dean , Amir H. Farrahi , David J. Hathaway , Sebastian Theodore Ventrone
- 申请人: Anthony Richard Bonaccio , John Maxwell Cohn , Alvar Antonio Dean , Amir H. Farrahi , David J. Hathaway , Sebastian Theodore Ventrone
- 申请人地址: US NY Armonk
- 专利权人: International Business Machines Corporation
- 当前专利权人: International Business Machines Corporation
- 当前专利权人地址: US NY Armonk
- 代理机构: Dugan & Dugan PC
- 代理商 Michael Lestrange
- 主分类号: H03K3/00
- IPC分类号: H03K3/00
摘要:
A differential sinusoidal signal pair is generated on an integrated circuit (IC). The differential sinusoidal signal pair is distributed to clock receiver circuits, which may be differential amplifiers. The clock receiver circuits receive the differential sinusoidal signal pair and convert the differential sinusoidal pair to local clock signals. Power consumption and noise generation are reduced as compared to conventional clock signal distribution arrangements.