Clock phase-shifting techniques in physical layout design

    公开(公告)号:US11444625B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-13

    申请号:US17103585

    申请日:2020-11-24

    Applicant: Arm Limited

    Abstract: Various implementations described herein are related to a device. The device may include first circuitry that receives a clock signal and provides one or more phase-shifted pulse signals based on the clock signal. The device may include second circuitry that receives an input voltage, receives the clock signal, and provides an internal control signal based on the input voltage and the clock signal. The device may include third circuitry that receives the internal control signal, receives the one or more phase-shifted pulse signals, and provides an output clock signal based on the internal control signal and the one or more phase-shifted pulse signals.

    Circuits and methods to alter a phase speed of an output clock

    公开(公告)号:US11646740B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-09

    申请号:US17366904

    申请日:2021-07-02

    Applicant: Arm Limited

    Inventor: Benoit Labbe

    CPC classification number: H03L7/081 G01R31/31709

    Abstract: In a particular implementation, a method to reduce noise/clock jitter and to generate a “stretched” output clock to optimize for jitter of the output clock is disclosed. The method includes: generating two or more clock phases upon detecting a transient voltage by a detector circuit, generating an output clock signal based on one of the two or more clock phases; and altering a phase speed of the output clock signal to correspond to a phase speed of an input clock signal.

    Circuits and Methods to Alter a Phase Speed of an Output Clock

    公开(公告)号:US20230006678A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17366904

    申请日:2021-07-02

    Applicant: Arm Limited

    Inventor: Benoit Labbe

    Abstract: In a particular implementation, a method to reduce noise/clock jitter and to generate a “stretched” output clock to optimize for jitter of the output clock is disclosed. The method includes: generating two or more clock phases upon detecting a transient voltage by a detector circuit, generating an output clock signal based on one of the two or more clock phases; and altering a phase speed of the output clock signal to correspond to a phase speed of an input clock signal.

    Performance regulation techniques
    16.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10886847B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-05

    申请号:US16441228

    申请日:2019-06-14

    Applicant: Arm Limited

    Abstract: Various implementations described herein are directed to a device having a voltage regulator that uses a modulator to adjust an output voltage. The device may include a time-to-digital converter that measures a timing delay of a logic chain, compares the timing delay to a reference delay to determine a timing delay error, and provides the timing delay error to the modulator for adjusting the output voltage.

    Comparison of a Voltage Signal to a Reference

    公开(公告)号:US20200089266A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-19

    申请号:US16130938

    申请日:2018-09-13

    Applicant: Arm Limited

    Abstract: Briefly, embodiments of claimed subject matter relate to comparison of a signal amplitude, such as a signal originating from a battery, for example, with a reference signal. A reference signal may be generated via body-biasing of one or more transistors, for example, which permit operation of the one or more transistors in a sub-threshold state, in which current through the one or more transistors comprises an exponential relationship to an applied voltage. Thus, at least in particular embodiments, detection of low battery voltage or battery overvoltage may be performed utilizing only a very small amount of electrical power

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