摘要:
A post-silicon technique for adjusting a current of a charge pump in a phase locked loop is provided. The technique involves use of an adjustment circuit operatively connected to the charge pump, where the adjustment circuit is controllable to facilitate an internal biasing of the charge pump. Such control of the charge pump current in a phase locked loop allows a designer to achieve desired PLL performance characteristics after the PLL has been fabricated.
摘要:
A delay locked loop that uses a differential push/pull buffer is provided. The differential push/pull buffer of the DLL is used to create a buffered output that closely follows the characteristics of the buffer's input over a range of temperature, power supply noise operating conditions, and process (manufacturing) variations. Further, an integrated circuit that contains a delay locked loop that uses a differential push/pull buffer is provided. Further, a delay locked loop with means for buffering a delayed signal is provided. Further, a method for buffering a delayed clock signal using a differential push/pull buffer is provided.
摘要:
A method for estimating jitter in a phase locked loop is provided. The estimation is determined from a simulation that uses a representative power supply waveform having noise as an input. Further, a computer system for estimating jitter in a phase locked loop is provided. Further, a computer-readable medium having recorded thereon instructions adapted to estimate jitter in a phase locked loop is provided.
摘要:
An apparatus that uses a linear voltage regulator to reject power supply noise in a temperature sensor is provided. Further, a method for using a linear voltage regulator to reject power supply noise in a temperature sensor is provided. Further, a method and apparatus that uses a differential amplifier with a source-follower output stage as a linear voltage regulator for a temperature sensor is provided.
摘要:
A method for estimating accuracy of an on-chip temperature sensor is provided. A representative power supply waveform having noise is input into a simulation of the on-chip temperature sensor and the accuracy of the on-chip temperature sensor is estimated from the simulation. A computer system for estimating accuracy of an on-chip temperature sensor is also provided. A computer-readable medium having instructions adapted to input a representative power supply waveform having noise into a simulation of an on-chip temperature sensor and estimate accuracy of the on-chip temperature sensor from the simulation is provided.
摘要:
A method for optimizing loop bandwidth in a phase locked loop is provided. A representative power supply waveform having noise is input into a simulation of the phase locked loop; an estimate of jitter is determined; and the loop bandwidth of the phase looked loop is adjusted until the jitter falls below a pre-selected value. Further, a computer system for optimizing loop bandwidth in a phase locked loop is provided. Further, a computer-readable medium having recorded thereon instructions adapted to optimize loop bandwidth in a phase locked loop is provided.
摘要:
A method and apparatus for reducing an impedance of a power supply path of an integrated circuit is provided. The power supply path includes a first power supply line and a second power supply line to provide power to the integrated circuit. At least one resistive element connected between the first power supply line and the second power supply line is adjusted to reduce the impedance of the power supply path.
摘要:
A phase locked loop that includes a receiver circuit for matching delays of a system clock and a feedback clock at an input of the phase locked loop is provided. The receiver circuit employs system clock path circuitry to input the system clock and feedback clock path circuitry to input the feedback clock, where current flow and load resistances associated with the system clock path circuitry and current flow and load resistances associated with the feedback clock path circuitry control the generation of substantially delay matched system and feedback clocks.
摘要:
A digital delay locked loop uses a delay array to delay an input signal by an amount indicated by a delay code. A phase of the resulting delayed signal is compared to a corresponding phase of the input signal, and dependent on the comparison, the delay code is updated to indicate whether the delay array needs to provide more delay or less delay. The digital delay locked loop also uses a detection circuit that monitors for a predetermined condition of the delay code. In response to detection of the predetermined condition, the delay code is automatically reset to a value different than a value of the delay code present at a previous reset or initial startup of the digital delay locked loop.
摘要:
A delay locked loop having an adjustable capacitance stage is provided. The adjustable capacitance stage facilitates a selective post-silicon adjustment of capacitance amounts between a DLL loop filter capacitance and a power supply noise filter capacitance, thereby allowing a designer to reduce capacitance area space wastage and to obtain an optimal DLL performance level.