摘要:
In a simultaneous bidirectional transmission circuit for conducting simultaneous two-way communication between LSIs via a transmission line, an input/output circuit connected to the transmission line is included in an LSI. The input/output circuit has a driver and a receiver. The driver sends out an output signal depending on a logical signal within the LSI to the transmission line. The receiver receives a mixed signal having a mixture of a received signal and the output signal via the transmission line. The signal to be received by the receiver in an LSI has been sent out to the transmission line by the other party i.e., another LSI in communication therewith. The receiver receives the logical signal output as well. The receives derives a difference between the mixed signal and the logical signal output, thereby removing the component of the logical signal from the mixed signal, and outputs the received signal. The receiver has a reference circuit for receiving the logical signal and outputting it to a bias circuit, a bias circuit for generating a divided voltage signal in conjunction with internal resistance of the reference circuit, and a differential receiver for receiving the mixed signal and the divided voltage signal and outputting the difference between them. The reference circuit and the bias circuit are formed by using MOS transistors.
摘要:
A first variable delay circuit delays the reception data from the transmitting unit which is outputted from an input buffer and generates the delayed data to a data unidentifying time detecting portion. First and second latches have latch timings at regular intervals before and after a latch timing of a third latch for receiving and outputting by second and third variable delay circuits, respectively. In an adjusting operation, delay amounts of the second and third variable delay circuits are fixed to a value which is sufficiently smaller than a transfer period, a delay amount of the variable delay circuit is increased, a judging circuit detects a preceding edge of the reception data, subsequently, the delay amounts of the second and third variable delay circuits are sequentially increased while maintaining to the same value, and a following edge of the reception data is detected. In this instance, the timing of the third latch is set to the optimum point of the maximum margin. In a normal operation, the judging circuit detects a deviation from the optimum point and the delay amount of the first variable delay circuit is finely adjusted in accordance with the detection, thereby maintaining the latch timing of the reception data at the optimum point.
摘要:
In a logic circuit comprising a low-amplitude CML circuit including a transistor functioning as a constant-current source, the constant-current source transistor is biased by a bias power source which is capable of compensating for both the power supply voltage dependency and the junction temperature dependency of the CML circuit. In the logic circuit, negative feedback is applied to the constant-current source transistor through its base bias circuit to compensate for the dependency of the constant-current source transistor on the power supply voltage, and the difference between the junction temperature dependency of the junction voltage of one of two transistors in the control circuit and that of the other transistor due to the different emitter current densities is utilized to compensate for the dependency of the constant current source transistor on the junction temperature.
摘要:
A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.
摘要:
A signal transmitting circuit includes a circuit block having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal from the driving circuit, a circuit block having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between the driving and receiving circuit blocks. The inter-block transmission line is terminated by a resistor having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission line. The intra-block transmission lines are provided with a resistance element having a resistance substantially equal to a value derived by subtracting half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.
摘要:
A signal transmission system includes a first circuit block having a first output circuit for producing a first signal, a plurality of second circuit blocks each including a first receiving circuit for receiving the first signal, and transmission lines connected between the first circuit block and the second circuit blocks, wherein the first circuit block further includes a second output circuit for producing a second signal, and wherein each of the second circuit blocks further includes a second receiving circuit for receiving the second signal, the first receiving circuit latching the first signal in synchronism with the second signal, removing the unsuccessfulness in the signal transmission and reception due to the propagation delay of signals between circuits.
摘要:
A signal transmitting circuit includes one or more circuit blocks having a driving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting a signal produced by the driving circuit, one or more circuit blocks having a receiving circuit and an intra-block transmission line for transmitting the signal to said receiving circuit, and a main interblock transmission line for propagating a signal between both of the driving and receiving circuit blocks. Inter-block transmission line is terminated at one or two ends by one or two resistors having substantially the same impedance as the interblock transmission lien itself. Each of the intra-block transmission line is provided with a resistance element having a resistance equal to or close to a value derived by subtracting a half of an impedance of the inter-block transmission line from an impedance of the intra-block transmission line, to lower signal amplitude and suppress reflections of a signal at branch points along the main interblock transmission line, thereby enabling a high-speed signal transfer.
摘要:
A semiconductor integrated circuit system having a function of automatically adjusting an output resistance value with reference to a temperature of an LSI which is operating. When a count value obtained from a counter by counting the output of a timer becomes equal to a predetermined value, a temperature sensor measures temperatures of LSIs. If a temperature fluctuation measured from a previous measured value is greater than a predetermined width, then a control apparatus issues an output resistance value adjustment request signal to output resistance adjustment units of the LSIs. When receiving the output resistance value adjustment request signal, the output resistance value adjustment units stop the signal transmission between the LSIs, adjust output resistance values of output circuits in such a manner that the output resistance values are matched with a characteristic impedance of a transmission line, and maintains the adjusted output resistance values until the output resistance value adjustment units receive next output resistance value adjustment request signal.
摘要:
A source-clock-synchronized memory system having a large data storage capacity per memory bank and a high mounting density. The invention includes a memory unit having a first memory riser board B1 mounted on a base board through a first connector C1 and a second memory riser board B2 mounted on the base board BB through a second connector C2. The first memory riser board has a plurality of first memory modules mounted on the front surface thereof and the second memory riser board has a plurality of second memory modules mounted on the front surface thereof. The first and second memory riser boards are arranged in such a way that the back surface of the first memory riser board faces the back surface of the second memory riser board. The invention further includes a board linking connector for connecting signal lines on the first memory riser board to corresponding signal lines on the second memory riser board.
摘要:
Data is transmitted from any one of a plurality of transmitters in synchronism with a first clock. A receiver receives the data in synchronism with the first clock and a second clock having a predetermined phase relationship with the first clock. Control information is previously held in the receiver regarding data reception conditions associated with the plurality of transmitters to control reception conditions of the receiver on the basis of the control information.