摘要:
In some embodiments, the invention includes a domino circuit having a precharge circuit including a source follower nFET device coupled to a domino stage conductor. An evaluation path circuit is also coupled to the domino stage conductor. A hysteretic output stage receives a signal from the domino stage conductor and provide therefrom an evaluated output signal. In other embodiments, the invention includes a domino circuit having a predischarge circuit coupled to a domino stage conductor. An evaluation path circuit includes source follower nFET devices coupled to the domino stage conductor. A hysteretic output stage receives a signal from the domino stage conductor and provides therefrom an evaluated output signal. In still other embodiments, the invention includes a domino circuit having a precharge circuit including coupled to a domino stage conductor. An evaluation path circuit is coupled to the domino stage conductor. An output stage includes an inverter to receive a signal from the domino stage conductor and to provide an evaluated output signal on an output conductor, the output stage including a duplicate evaluation path circuit coupled to an output conductor.
摘要:
A semiconductor device or a circuit includes a controllable oscillator and circuitry that senses a voltage which may control the controllable oscillator and digitally controls a gain compensation, adaptively compensating for a drop in a gain against overall loop gain within a closed loop. In one embodiment, a single supply source may be used to power the closed loop while a variable gain stage that is digitally controllable may adjust the gain in a feed-forward manner based on the drop.
摘要:
A strained-silicon voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) includes a first p-channel metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) device having a strained-silicon layer coupled to a second PMOS device having a strained-silicon layer.
摘要:
A clock receiver circuit converts low amplitude, differential clock signal components received from a differential clock distribution medium into a full swing digital clock. The clock receiver circuit can be used as part of, for example, an on-die salphasic clock distribution system within a microelectronic device.
摘要:
In some embodiments, the invention includes an interconnect system having a single ended driver and a single ended hysteretic receiver. A single ended interconnect is coupled between the single ended driver and single ended receiver. In other embodiments, the invention involves an interconnect system including interconnects, single ended drivers, and single ended hysteretic receivers connected to respective ones of the interconnects. The single ended drivers receive respective data-in signals and an enable signal and wherein the drivers transmit interconnect signals on the interconnects when the enable signal is asserted. In yet other embodiments, the invention includes an interconnect system having interconnects, quasi-static drivers and receivers connected to respective ones of the interconnects. The quasi-static drivers to transmit interconnect signals on the interconnects, the quasi-static drivers receive a clock signal and respective data-in signals, and wherein the interconnect signals are pre-discharge when the clock signal changes from a first to a second state, and wherein when the clock signal is in the first state, the interconnect signals are related to the data-in signals. In still other embodiments, the invention includes a pseudo differential interconnect system and an interconnect system with a dual rail driver.
摘要:
An area-efficient delay cell utilizes transistor stacks to control positive feedback responsive to a counter code, thereby controlling the hysteresis and overall signal delay of the cell. The code-delay response of the cell can be modified by freezing the counter code at a convenient value. Linear superposition of the responses of one modified cell connected in series with one unmodified cell provides a more linear overall response and reduces jitter when used in a delay locked loop.
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An apparatus and method for boosting a transmission gate by charging a pair of capacitors and using the coupling effect of that pair of capacitors to overdrive the gate inputs of NMOS and PMOS transistors of a transmission gate to turn on the transistors more strongly and speed the passage of data signals.
摘要:
In some embodiments, the invention includes a domino logic gate circuit having a domino state and a single ended domino compatible dual function generator. The domino state receives a domino stage input signal and provides a single ended intermediate signal as a function of the domino stage input signal, the intermediate signal having a state. The generator receives the intermediate signal and provides an out signal and an out* signal each having a state, wherein the out and out* signals have the same state during a precharge phase and have complementary states during an evaluate phase as a function of the state of the intermediate signal. In other embodiments, the invention includes domino logic gate circuit having a combined domino stage and dual function generator. The domino stage is to receive a domino stage input signal. The dual function generator is a single ended domino compatible dual function generator to provide an out signal and an out* signal that each have a state and during a precharge phase, the out signal and out* signal each have the same state, and during an evaluate phase the out and out* states are complementary states as a function of the domino stage input signal without a logic X circuit and a logic X* circuit.
摘要:
Architectures including digital outphasing transmitters. Digital signal generation circuitry generates at least two base-band sinusoid signals. Bandpass modulation circuitry is coupled to receive the base-band sinusoid signals and generates at least two modulated digital signals. Power amplifiers are coupled to receive the modulated digital signals to amplify the modulated digital signals. The amplified modulated signals are combined and transmitted.