摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit (30) including a unit circuit (20) which constructs at least one part of a phase-locked loop and operates as a clock recovery circuit to generate a synchronized oscillation signal based on input data, and retiming means (30A) which generates recovery data by said oscillation output signal from said input data. The retiming means (30A) comprises: - a pulse generating circuit (306) detecting a level transition of said input data and generating a detected pulse (306a) having a pulse width δt to be provided to said unit circuit (20); - a delay circuit (307) delaying said input data by a given delay time determined based on said pulse width δt in order to provide delayed data (307a); and - a retiming circuit (308) carrying out a retiming operation for said delayed data (307a) by one of a leading edge and a trailing edge of said synchronized oscillation signal (203a) in order to generate said recovery data.
摘要:
In some embodiments, a circuit includes an oscillator circuit (102)and a control circuit (104). The oscillator circuit generates a clock signal and includes a selectable delay circuit (106). The control circuit receives the clock signal from the oscillator and a reference signal. The control circuit provides a control signal to the oscillator circuit to activate the selectable delay circuit to change the frequency of the clock signal. In some embodiments, a method includes generating a clock signal in an oscillator circuit, processing the clock signal to generate a control signal, and activating a selectable delay circuit in the oscillator circuit, in response to the control signal.
摘要:
A circuit including a sensing circuit, which includes a first delay circuit and a tuning circuit. The tuning circuit includes a sense counter and a reference counter. The sense counter is coupled to the first delay circuit and is configured to count a number of oscillations provided by the first delay circuit and provide a notification to the tuning circuit when the sense counter reaches a threshold value. The reference counter is coupled to the sense counter and a reference clock. The reference counter is configured to store a reference time which represents a time elapsed for the sense counter to reach the threshold value. Also included in the circuit is a second delay circuit coupled to the sensing circuit.
摘要:
A phase locked loop (PLL) circuit (50) for generating an oscillation clock which maintains a substantially constant phase difference with respect to a phase of a reference clock, comprises:
a voltage controlled oscillator (107) receiving a control voltage and producing an oscillation clock having a frequency corresponding to the control voltage; a comparison circuit (12) receiving the reference clock and the oscillation clock and comparing phases of the reference clock and the oscillation clock with each other to produce a comparison signal indicative of a comparison result; a first charge pump circuit (51), connected to said comparison circuit, a ground potential and a power supply potential, for receiving the comparison signal, and selecting one of the ground potential and the power supply potential in response to the comparison signal, wherein the first charge pump circuit pulls a constant current to ground from an output terminal of the first charge pump circuit when the ground potential is selected and supplies a constant current to the output terminal of the first charge pump circuit when the power supply potential is selected, thereby producing a first output which alternately repeats the ground potential and the power supply potential; a second charge pump circuit (52), connected to the comparison circuit, a ground potential and a power supply potential and having a drive performance with a higher output load than the first charge pump circuit, for receiving the comparison signal, and selecting one of the ground potential and the power supply potential in response to the comparison signal, wherein the second charge pump circuit pulls a constant current to ground from an output terminal of the second charge pump circuit when the ground potential is selected and supplies a constant current to the output terminal of the second charge pump circuit when the power supply potential is selected, thereby producing a second output which alternately repeats the ground potential and the power supply potential; a low-pass filter (30), connected between said first and second charge pump circuits and said voltage controlled oscillator, for smoothing one of the first and second outputs of the first and second charge pump circuits to produce the control voltage; a lock detector (62) receiving the reference clock and the oscillation clock, detecting if the oscillation clock maintains a substantially constant phase difference with respect to the phase of the reference clock and producing a detection signal indicative of a detection result; and a selecting circuit (63), connected to said first and second charge pump circuits and responsive to the detection signal, for operating said first charge pump circuit when the oscillation clock maintains the substantially constant phase difference with respect to the phase of the reference clock and operating said second charge pump circuit when the oscillation clock does not maintain the substantially constant phase difference with respect to the phase of the reference clock.
摘要:
A PLL circuit which outputs an oscillation clock signal synchronous with a reference clock includes a phase lock detector for detecting if the oscillation clock signal is synchronous with the reference clock. If the phase lock detector detects a phase difference between the oscillation clock signal and the reference clock, a charge pump circuit is used to alter the oscillation clock signal so that the oscillation signal is placed back in sync with the reference clock. The charge pump selects one of a ground potential and a power supply potential in response to a comparison result of the oscillation clock signal and the reference clock. The charge pump pulls a constant current to ground from an output terminal of the charge pump circuit when the ground potential is selected and supplies a constant current to the output terminal of the charge pump circuit when the power supply potential is selected, thereby producing an output which alternately repeats the ground potential and the power supply potential.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit having a clock signal generator comprising a ring oscillator (20), a divider (14), a phase comparator (15), and an up-down counter (16). The ring oscillator (20) provides variable oscillation frequencies determined by a sum of the delay times provided by the circuit elements constituting the oscillator. The divider (14) divides the oscillation frequency from the ring oscillator (20) by a specified number. The phase comparator (15) compares the frequency of the signal from the divider (14) with the frequency of the external clock signal (S fe ). The up-down counter (16) controls the oscillation frequency of the ring oscillator (20) based on the comparison result from the comparator (15). The clock generator is controlled by an external clock signal (S fe ) to generate an Internal clock signal (S fc ) having a higher frequency and outputs both signals. By use of a digital integrated circuit technology alone, it becomes possible to include slow operating semiconductor elments and fast operating semiconductor elements on the same circuit chip without sacrificing the excellent characteristics of the latter.