公开(公告)号：US08120407B1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-21

申请号：US12642738

申请日：2009-12-18

申请人： Teng Chow Ooi ,  Eng Huat Lee ,  Chuan Khye Chai ,  Yew Fatt (Edwin) Kok ,  Sergey Shumarayev

发明人： Teng Chow Ooi ,  Eng Huat Lee ,  Chuan Khye Chai ,  Yew Fatt (Edwin) Kok ,  Sergey Shumarayev

IPC分类号： H03K23/00

CPC分类号： H03K5/135 ,  H03K2005/00286

摘要： A circuit includes a phase detection circuit and a phase change circuit. The phase detection circuit compares a phase of a first periodic signal to an input signal to generate a gain signal. The phase change circuit provides phase shifts to the first periodic signal in first and second directions when the gain signal has a first value. The phase change circuit increases phase shifts provided to the first periodic signal in the first direction in response to the gain signal changing from the first value to a second value. The phase change circuit provides phase shifts to the first periodic signal in the second direction when the gain signal has the second value that are smaller than the phase shifts provided to the first periodic signal in the first direction when the gain signal has the second value.

摘要翻译： 电路包括相位检测电路和相变电路。 相位检测电路将第一周期性信号的相位与输入信号进行比较，以产生增益信号。 当增益信号具有第一值时，相变电路在第一和第二方向上向第一周期性信号提供相移。 响应于增益信号从第一值改变到第二值，相变电路增加提供给第一周期信号的第一方向的相移。 当增益信号具有小于当增益信号具有第二值时在第一方向上提供给第一周期信号的相移的第二值时，相变电路在第二方向上向第一周期信号提供相移。

公开(公告)号：US08811555B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-19

申请号：US12700433

申请日：2010-02-04

申请人： Kazi Asaduzzaman ,  Tim Tri Hoang ,  Tin H. Lai ,  Shou-Po Shih ,  Sergey Shumarayev

发明人： Kazi Asaduzzaman ,  Tim Tri Hoang ,  Tin H. Lai ,  Shou-Po Shih ,  Sergey Shumarayev

IPC分类号： H04L7/00 ,  H03L7/081 ,  H04L7/033 ,  H03L7/08

CPC分类号： H03L7/08 ,  H03L7/0807 ,  H03L7/0814 ,  H03L7/087 ,  H03L7/0898 ,  H03L7/099 ,  H03L7/183 ,  H04L7/0337

摘要： An integrated circuit (“IC”) may include clock and data recovery (“CDR”) circuitry for recovering data information from an input serial data signal. The CDR circuitry may include a reference clock loop and a data loop. A retimed (recovered) data signal output by the CDR circuitry is monitored by other control circuitry on the IC for a communication change request contained in that signal. Responsive to such a request, the control circuitry can change an operating parameter of the CDR circuitry (e.g., a frequency division factor used in either of the above-mentioned loops).

摘要翻译： 集成电路（“IC”）可以包括用于从输入串行数据信号恢复数据信息的时钟和数据恢复（“CDR”）电路。 CDR电路可以包括参考时钟环路和数据环路。 由CDR电路输出的重新定时（恢复）数据信号由IC上的其它控制电路监视用于包含在该信号中的通信改变请求。 响应于这种请求，控制电路可以改变CDR电路的操作参数（例如，在上述任何一个循环中使用的分频因子）。

公开(公告)号：US08744012B1

公开(公告)日：2014-06-03

申请号：US13369108

申请日：2012-02-08

申请人： Weiqi Ding ,  Mingde Pan ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Peng Li

发明人： Weiqi Ding ,  Mingde Pan ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Peng Li

IPC分类号： H03K9/00

CPC分类号： H04L1/203 ,  G01R31/31711

摘要： System, methods, and devices for determining an eye diagram of a serial input signal to an integrated circuit without an oscilloscope are provided. For example, one embodiment of an integrated circuit device may be capable of determining an eye diagram associated with a serial input signal either during or after equalization. The device may include an equalizer and eye viewer circuitry configured to select a node of the equalizer for eye monitoring of the input signal, which may be during or after equalization. In one embodiment, the eye viewer circuitry may provide a separate sampler for each respective node, while sharing a control logic and phase interpolator among the samplers. The eye viewer circuitry may determine horizontal and vertical boundaries of the eye diagram associated with the serial input signal, as seen from the selected node of the equalizer.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于确定没有示波器的集成电路的串行输入信号的眼图的系统，方法和设备。 例如，集成电路器件的一个实施例可能能够在均衡期间或之后确定与串行输入信号相关联的眼图。 该装置可以包括均衡器和眼睛观察器电路，其被配置为选择均衡器的节点，用于在均衡期间或之后的输入信号的眼睛监视。 在一个实施例中，眼睛观察器电路可以为每个相应节点提供单独的采样器，同时在采样器之间共享控制逻辑和相位插值器。 从均衡器的选定节点看，眼睛观察器电路可以确定与串行输入信号相关联的眼图的水平和垂直边界。

公开(公告)号：US08626474B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-07

申请号：US12762848

申请日：2010-04-19

申请人： Peng Li ,  Masashi Shimanouchi ,  Thungoc M. Tran ,  Sergey Shumarayev

发明人： Peng Li ,  Masashi Shimanouchi ,  Thungoc M. Tran ,  Sergey Shumarayev

IPC分类号： G06F7/60 ,  G06G7/62 ,  G06F17/50

CPC分类号： G06F17/5009 ,  G06F17/5036 ,  G06F2217/10

摘要： A link simulation tool for simulating high-speed communications link systems is provided. Communications links may include link subsystems such as transmit (TX) circuitry, receive (TX) circuitry, oscillator circuits that provide reference clock signals to the TX and RX circuitry, and channels that link the TX and RX circuitry. The link simulation tool may model each of the subsystems using behavioral models. The behavioral models may include characteristic functions such as transfer functions, probability density functions, and eye characteristics. The link simulation tool may have a link analysis engine that is capable of performing two-dimensional (two-variable) convolution operations and in applying dual-domain (frequency-time) transformations on the characteristic functions provided by the behavioral models to simulate the performance of the link system. The link simulation tool may have an input screen that allows a user to specify desired link parameters and a data display screen that display simulated results.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于模拟高速通信链路系统的链路仿真工具。 通信链路可以包括链路子系统，例如发射（TX）电路，接收（TX）电路，向TX和RX电路提供参考时钟信号的振荡器电路，以及链接TX和RX电路的信道。 链接仿真工具可以使用行为模型对每个子系统进行建模。 行为模型可以包括特征功能，例如传递函数，概率密度函数和眼睛特征。 链路仿真工具可以具有能够执行二维（双变量）卷积运算并且对由行为模型提供的特征函数应用双域（频率 - 时间）变换以模拟性能的链路分析引擎 的链接系统。 链接仿真工具可以具有允许用户指定期望的链接参数的输入屏幕和显示模拟结果的数据显示屏幕。

公开(公告)号：US08542042B1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-24

申请号：US13532528

申请日：2012-06-25

申请人： Tien Duc Pham ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Richard G. Cliff

发明人： Tien Duc Pham ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Richard G. Cliff

IPC分类号： H03L7/06

CPC分类号： H03L7/23 ,  G06F1/10 ,  H03L7/0807 ,  H03L7/183 ,  H03L7/197 ,  H03L7/1974 ,  H04L7/0331

摘要： One embodiment relates to a fracture-able PLL circuit. The fracture-able PLL circuit includes a first phase-locked loop circuit generating a first frequency output, a second phase-locked loop circuit; arranged to generate a second frequency output, and a plurality of shared output resources. Reconfigurable circuitry is arranged so that either of the first and second frequency outputs is receivable by each of the plurality of shared output resources. Another embodiment relates to an integrated circuit which includes a plurality of PMA modules, a plurality of multiple-purpose PLL circuits, and a programmable clock network. The programmable clock network is arranged to allow the clock signals output by the multiple-purpose PLL circuits to be selectively used either by the PMA modules for a transceiver application or by other circuitry for a non-transceiver application. Other embodiments and features are also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一个实施例涉及一种可断裂的PLL电路。 断裂PLL电路包括产生第一频率输出的第一锁相环电路，第二锁相环电路; 布置成产生第二频率输出和多个共享输出资源。 可重构电路被布置成使得第一和第二频率输出中的任一个可由多个共享输出资源中的每一个接收。 另一实施例涉及一种集成电路，其包括多个PMA模块，多个多用途PLL电路和可编程时钟网络。 可编程时钟网络被布置为允许由多用途PLL电路输出的时钟信号被PMA模块选择性地用于收发器应用或由用于非收发器应用的其它电路。 还公开了其它实施例和特征。

公开(公告)号：US08504882B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-06

申请号：US12884305

申请日：2010-09-17

申请人： Peng Li ,  Masashi Shimanouchi ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Weiqi Ding ,  Siriram Narayan ,  Daniel Tun Lai Chow ,  Mingde Pan

发明人： Peng Li ,  Masashi Shimanouchi ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Weiqi Ding ,  Siriram Narayan ,  Daniel Tun Lai Chow ,  Mingde Pan

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/267

摘要： An integrated circuit (“IC”) includes circuitry for use in testing a serial data signal. One such IC includes circuitry for transmitting the serial data signal with optional jitter, optional noise, and/or controllably variable drive strength. One such IC also includes circuitry for receiving the serial data signal and performing a bit error rate (“BER”) analysis in such a signal. Such an IC provides output signals indicative of results of its operations. One such IC operates in various modes to perform or at least emulate functions of an oscilloscope, a bit error rate tester, etc., for testing signals and circuitry with respect to jitter-tolerance, noise-tolerance, etc.

摘要翻译： 集成电路（“IC”）包括用于测试串行数据信号的电路。 一个这样的IC包括用于以可选的抖动，可选的噪声和/或可控地变化的驱动强度来发送串行数据信号的电路。 一个这样的IC还包括用于接收串行数据信号并且在这种信号中执行误码率（“BER”）分析的电路。 这样的IC提供指示其操作结果的输出信号。 一个这样的IC以各种模式运行，以执行或至少模拟示波器，误码率测试仪等的功能，用于测试关于抖动容差，噪声容限等的信号和电路。

公开(公告)号：US08416001B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-09

申请号：US13083431

申请日：2011-04-08

申请人： Weiqi Ding ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Wilson Wong ,  Tim Tri Hoang ,  Yanjing Ke

发明人： Weiqi Ding ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Wilson Wong ,  Tim Tri Hoang ,  Yanjing Ke

IPC分类号： H03K3/017 ,  H03K5/04 ,  H03K7/08

CPC分类号： H03K5/1565 ,  H03K3/017 ,  H03K5/12 ,  H03M9/00

摘要： A transmitter circuit is operable to provide an output signal in response to a first periodic signal. A multiplexer circuit is operable to provide a second periodic signal as a selected signal during a first phase of operation. The multiplexer circuit is operable to provide the output signal of the transmitter circuit as the selected signal during a second phase of operation. A sampler circuit is operable to generate first samples of the selected signal during the first phase of operation. The sampler circuit is operable to generate second samples of the selected signal during the second phase of operation. A duty cycle control circuit is operable to adjust a duty cycle of the first periodic signal based on the first and the second samples.

摘要翻译： 发射机电路可操作以响应于第一周期性信号提供输出信号。 多路复用器电路可操作以在第一操作阶段期间提供作为选定信号的第二周期信号。 多路复用器电路可操作以在第二操作阶段期间将发射机电路的输出信号提供为所选择的信号。 采样器电路可操作以在第一操作阶段产生所选信号的第一采样。 采样器电路可操作以在第二操作阶段期间产生所选信号的第二采样。 占空比控制电路可操作以基于第一和第二采样来调整第一周期信号的占空比。

公开(公告)号：US08290750B1

公开(公告)日：2012-10-16

申请号：US13036437

申请日：2011-02-28

申请人： Wilson Wong ,  Allen Chan ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Thungoc M. Tran ,  Tim Tri Hoang ,  Weiqi Ding

发明人： Wilson Wong ,  Allen Chan ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Thungoc M. Tran ,  Tim Tri Hoang ,  Weiqi Ding

IPC分类号： H03F1/26

CPC分类号： H03K5/19 ,  H03K19/1774 ,  H03K19/17744 ,  H03K19/1778

摘要： Signal detection circuitry for a serial interface oversamples the input—i.e., samples the input multiple times per clock cycle—so that the likelihood of missing a signal is reduced. Sampling may be done with a regenerative latch which has a large bandwidth and can latch a signal at high speed. The amplitude threshold for detection may be programmable, particularly in a programmable device. Thus, between the use of a regenerative latch which is likely to catch any signal that might be present, and the use of oversampling to avoid the problem of sampling at the wrong time, the likelihood of failing to detect a signal is greatly diminished. Logic, such as a state machine, may be used to determine whether the samples captured s do or do not represent a signal. That logic may be programmable, allowing a user to set various parameters for signal detection.

摘要翻译： 串行接口的信号检测电路对输入进行过采样，即每个时钟周期对输入进行多次采样，从而减少信号丢失的可能性。 可以使用具有大带宽的再生锁存器并且可以高速锁存信号来进行采样。 用于检测的幅度阈值可以是可编程的，特别是在可编程器件中。 因此，在可能捕获可能存在的任何信号的再生锁存器的使用之间以及使用过采样以避免在错误时间采样的问题，大大减少了不能检测信号的可能性。 可以使用诸如状态机的逻辑来确定捕获的样本是否或不表示信号。 该逻辑可以是可编程的，允许用户设置用于信号检测的各种参数。

公开(公告)号：US20120072785A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-22

申请号：US12884923

申请日：2010-09-17

申请人： Weiqi Ding ,  Mingde Pan ,  Peng Li ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Masashi Shimanouchi

发明人： Weiqi Ding ,  Mingde Pan ,  Peng Li ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Masashi Shimanouchi

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： H04L1/203 ,  G01R31/3171

摘要： An IC that includes an eye viewer and a BER checker coupled to the eye viewer, where the BER checker receives a serial data signal from the eye viewer, is provided. In one implementation, the BER checker receives the serial data signal from the eye viewer without the serial data signal passing through a deserializer. In one implementation, the BER checker compares the serial data signal against a reference data signal to determine the BER for the serial data signal. In one implementation, the IC includes an IC core coupled to the eye viewer and the BER checker, where the BER checker is outside the IC core. In one implementation, the BER checker is a dedicated BER checker. In one implementation, the BER checker includes an exclusive OR gate, a programmable delay circuit coupled to the exclusive OR gate, and an error counter coupled to the exclusive OR gate.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种IC，其包括耦合到眼睛观察者的眼睛观察器和BER检查器，其中BER检查器从眼睛观察器接收串行数据信号。 在一个实现中，BER检查器从眼睛观察器接收串行数据信号，而不经过串行数据信号通过解串器。 在一个实现中，BER检验器将串行数据信号与参考数据信号进行比较，以确定串行数据信号的BER。 在一个实现中，IC包括耦合到眼睛观察器和BER检查器的IC核心，其中BER检验器在IC核心之外。 在一个实现中，BER检查器是专用的BER检查器。 在一个实现中，BER检查器包括异或门，耦合到异或门的可编程延迟电路和耦合到异或门的错误计数器。

公开(公告)号：US20120072784A1

公开(公告)日：2012-03-22

申请号：US12884305

申请日：2010-09-17

申请人： Peng Li ,  Masashi Shimanouchi ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Weiqi Ding ,  Sriram Narayan ,  Daniel Tun Lai Chow ,  Mingde Pan

发明人： Peng Li ,  Masashi Shimanouchi ,  Sergey Shumarayev ,  Weiqi Ding ,  Sriram Narayan ,  Daniel Tun Lai Chow ,  Mingde Pan

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/267

摘要： An integrated circuit (“IC”) may include circuitry for use in testing a serial data signal. The IC may include circuitry for transmitting the serial data signal with optional jitter, optional noise, and/or controllably variable drive strength. The IC may also include circuitry for receiving the serial data signal and performing a bit error rate (“BER”) analysis in such a signal. The IC may provide output signals indicative of results of its operations. The IC can operate in various modes to perform or at least emulate functions of an oscilloscope, a bit error rate tester, etc., for testing signals and circuitry with respect to jitter-tolerance, noise-tolerance, etc.

摘要翻译： 集成电路（“IC”）可以包括用于测试串行数据信号的电路。 IC可以包括用于以可选的抖动，可选的噪声和/或可控地变化的驱动强度发送串行数据信号的电路。 IC还可以包括用于接收串行数据信号并且在这种信号中执行误码率（“BER”）分析的电路。 IC可以提供指示其操作结果的输出信号。 IC可以以各种模式运行，以执行或至少模拟示波器，误码率测试仪等功能，用于在抖动容限，噪声容限等方面测试信号和电路。