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公开(公告)号:US20080266749A1
公开(公告)日:2008-10-30
申请号:US11878696
申请日:2007-07-26
申请人: Victor Chiu-Kit Fong , Eric Bruce Blecker , Tom W. Kwan , Ning Li , Sumant Ranganthan , Chao Tang , Pieter Vorenkamp
发明人: Victor Chiu-Kit Fong , Eric Bruce Blecker , Tom W. Kwan , Ning Li , Sumant Ranganthan , Chao Tang , Pieter Vorenkamp
IPC分类号: H01G4/228
CPC分类号: H01L23/5223 , H01L23/5225 , H01L27/0207 , H01L27/0805 , H01L28/60 , H01L2924/0002 , H01L2924/00
摘要: The present invention provides several scalable integrated circuit high density capacitors and their layout techniques. The capacitors are scaled, for example, by varying the number of metal layers and/or the area of the metal layers used to from the capacitors. The capacitors use different metallization patterns to form the metal layers, and different via patterns to couple adjacent metal layers. In embodiments, optional shields are included as the top-most and/or bottom-most layers of the capacitors, and/or as side shields, to reduce unwanted parasitic capacitance.
摘要翻译: 本发明提供了几种可扩展的集成电路高密度电容器及其布局技术。 电容器例如通过改变金属层的数量和/或从电容器使用的金属层的面积来缩放。 电容器使用不同的金属化图案来形成金属层,以及不同的通孔图案以耦合相邻的金属层。 在实施例中,可选屏蔽包括作为电容器的最顶层和/或最底层,和/或作为侧屏蔽,以减少不必要的寄生电容。
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公开(公告)号:US07388905B2
公开(公告)日:2008-06-17
申请号:US11414211
申请日:2006-05-01
申请人: Pieter Vorenkamp
发明人: Pieter Vorenkamp
IPC分类号: H04B1/38
CPC分类号: H04L27/0002 , H04L27/2601
摘要: An ADSL transceiver chip is provided that includes an analog front-end and a digital signal processor (DSP) integrated on the same substrate. A line driver for the ADSL transceiver can be located on a separate substrate. In embodiments of the invention, the transceiver chip is implemented in a CMOS process. For example, the process could be a low voltage CMOS process. It is highly advantageous to build the analog front-end and the DSP on a single integrated IC because it allows for reduced manufacturing part count, reduced assembly time and cost. Furthermore, the line driver substrate can require a high voltage semiconductor process (e.g. 18 volts peak-to-peak) in some applications, because of the need for adequate voltage to drive the ADSL line. Whereas, the analog front-end and the DSP do not need the such a high-voltage process as required for the by the line driver 102. For example, the analog front-end and DSP can operate with 3.3 v or 5.0 v peak-to-peak. Therefore, the economies can be achieved by integrating the analog front-end and the DSP on the same substrate.
摘要翻译: 提供了ADSL收发器芯片,其包括集成在同一基板上的模拟前端和数字信号处理器(DSP)。 ADSL收发器的线路驱动器可以位于单独的基板上。 在本发明的实施例中,收发器芯片以CMOS工艺实现。 例如,该过程可以是低电压CMOS工艺。 在单个集成IC上构建模拟前端和DSP是非常有利的,因为它允许减少制造部件数量,缩短组装时间和成本。 此外,由于需要足够的电压来驱动ADSL线路,因此在某些应用中,线路驱动器基板可能需要高电压半导体工艺(例如18伏峰 - 峰)。 而模拟前端和DSP不需要线驱动器102所需的这样的高压处理。 例如,模拟前端和DSP可以在3.3V或5.0V峰峰值下工作。 因此,可以通过将模拟前端和DSP集成在同一个基板上来实现经济。
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公开(公告)号:US07366486B2
公开(公告)日:2008-04-29
申请号:US10440085
申请日:2003-05-19
申请人: Pieter Vorenkamp , Klaas Bult , Frank Carr
发明人: Pieter Vorenkamp , Klaas Bult , Frank Carr
IPC分类号: H04B1/26
CPC分类号: H03D3/18 , H01F17/0006 , H01F17/0013 , H01F27/34 , H01F27/40 , H01F27/42 , H01F2017/0053 , H01F2021/125 , H01L23/5227 , H01L27/0248 , H01L27/0251 , H01L27/08 , H01L2924/0002 , H01L2924/3011 , H03B5/04 , H03B5/364 , H03D7/161 , H03D7/18 , H03F1/26 , H03F1/3211 , H03F3/195 , H03F3/45183 , H03F3/45188 , H03F3/68 , H03F3/72 , H03F2200/111 , H03F2200/294 , H03F2200/372 , H03F2200/447 , H03F2200/63 , H03F2203/45264 , H03F2203/45286 , H03G1/0023 , H03G1/0029 , H03G3/3052 , H03H7/25 , H03H11/04 , H03H11/1291 , H03H11/53 , H03H11/54 , H03H19/004 , H03J1/0075 , H03J3/04 , H03J3/08 , H03J3/185 , H03J2200/10 , H03L7/10 , H03L7/183 , H03L7/23 , H03L2207/06 , H01L2924/00
摘要: An integrated receiver with channel selection and image rejection substantially implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit is described. A receiver front end provides programable attenuation and a programable gain low noise amplifier. Frequency conversion circuitry advantageously uses LC filters integrated onto the substrate in conjunction with image reject mixers to provide sufficient image frequency rejection. Filter tuning and inductor Q compensation over temperature are performed on chip. The filters utilize multi track spiral inductors. The filters are tuned using local oscillators to tune a substitute filter, and frequency scaling during filter component values to those of the filter being tuned. In conjunction with filtering, frequency planning provides additional image rejection. The advantageous choice of local oscillator signal generation methods on chip is by PLL out of band local oscillation and by direct synthesis for in band local oscillator. The VCOs in the PLLs are centered using a control circuit to center the tuning capacitance range. A differential crystal oscillator is advantageously used as a frequency reference. Differential signal transmission is advantageously used throughout the receiver.
摘要翻译: 描述了基本上在单个CMOS集成电路上实现的具有信道选择和图像抑制的集成接收机。 接收机前端提供可编程衰减和可编程增益低噪声放大器。 频率转换电路有利地使用集成到衬底上的LC滤波器与图像抑制混合器结合,以提供足够的图像频率抑制。 过滤器调谐和电感Q补偿温度在芯片上执行。 滤波器采用多轨螺旋电感。 使用本地振荡器调整滤波器以调整替代滤波器,以及滤波器组件值期间的频率缩放与被调谐的滤波器的频率缩放。 结合滤波,频率规划提供了额外的镜像抑制。 片上本地振荡器信号产生方法的有利选择是通过PLL带外本地振荡和通过频带本地振荡器的直接合成。 PLL中的VCO使用控制电路居中,使调谐电容范围居中。 差分晶体振荡器有利地用作频率参考。 差分信号传输有利地用于整个接收机。
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公开(公告)号:US20070170909A1
公开(公告)日:2007-07-26
申请号:US11653875
申请日:2007-01-17
申请人: Pieter Vorenkamp , Agnes Woo , Anil Tammineedi , Ichiro Fujimori , David Chin , John Perzow
发明人: Pieter Vorenkamp , Agnes Woo , Anil Tammineedi , Ichiro Fujimori , David Chin , John Perzow
IPC分类号: G01R19/00
CPC分类号: G06F1/26 , G06F1/266 , H04B3/44 , H04L12/10 , H04L12/40045 , H04L25/02 , Y10S370/91 , Y10T307/724
摘要: Power over Ethernet (PoE) communication systems provide power and data communications over the same communications link, where a power source device (PSE) provides DC power (for example, 48 volts DC) to a powered device (PD). The DC power is transmitted simultaneously over the same communications medium with the high speed data from one node to the other node. The PSE typically includes a controller that controls the DC power provided to the PD at the second node of the communications link. The PSE controller measures the voltage, current, and temperature of the outgoing and incoming DC supply lines to characterize the power requirements of the PD. In addition, the PSE controller may detect and validate a compatible PD, determine a power classification signature for the validated PD, supply power to the PD, monitor the power, and reduce or remove the power from the PD when the power is no longer requested or required. During detection, if the PSE finds the PD to be non-compatible, the PSE can prevent the application of power to that PD device, protecting the PD from possible damage.
摘要翻译: 以太网供电(PoE)通信系统通过相同的通信链路提供电力和数据通信,其中电源设备(PSE)向被动设备(PD)提供DC电力(例如,48伏DC)。 DC功率通过相同的通信介质同时传输,高速数据从一个节点到另一个节点。 PSE通常包括控制器,其控制在通信链路的第二节点处提供给PD的DC电力。 PSE控制器测量输出和输入直流电源线路的电压,电流和温度,以表征PD的功率需求。 此外,PSE控制器可以检测并验证兼容的PD,确定被验证的PD的功率分类签名,PD的供电,监视功率,以及当不再请求电源时,从PD减少或去除电源 或必需。 在检测期间,如果PSE发现PD不兼容,则PSE可以阻止对该PD设备施加电力,从而保护PD免受可能的损坏。
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公开(公告)号:US20070105504A1
公开(公告)日:2007-05-10
申请号:US11516718
申请日:2006-09-07
申请人: Pieter Vorenkamp , Myles Wakayama , Steven Jaffe , Frank Carr , Arnoldus Venes , Peter Kinget , Daniel Marz , Thinh Nguyen
发明人: Pieter Vorenkamp , Myles Wakayama , Steven Jaffe , Frank Carr , Arnoldus Venes , Peter Kinget , Daniel Marz , Thinh Nguyen
IPC分类号: H04B1/38
摘要: An integrated communications system. A substrate having a receiver disposed on the substrate for converting a received signal to an IF signal, a digital IF demodulator disposed on the substrate and coupled to the receiver for converting the IF signal to a demodulated baseband signal, and a transmitter disposed on the substrate operating in cooperation with the receiver to establish a two way communications path.
摘要翻译: 综合通信系统。 一种衬底,具有设置在衬底上的接收器,用于将接收信号转换成IF信号;数字IF解调器,设置在衬底上并耦合到接收器,用于将IF信号转换成解调的基带信号;以及发射器,设置在衬底上 与接收机合作建立双向通信路径。
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公开(公告)号:US20070077908A1
公开(公告)日:2007-04-05
申请号:US11393899
申请日:2006-03-31
申请人: Pieter Vorenkamp , Klaas Bult , Frank Carr , Christopher Ward , Ralph Duncan , Tom Kwan , James Chang , Haideh Khorramabadi
发明人: Pieter Vorenkamp , Klaas Bult , Frank Carr , Christopher Ward , Ralph Duncan , Tom Kwan , James Chang , Haideh Khorramabadi
CPC分类号: H03D3/18 , H01F17/0006 , H01F17/0013 , H01F27/34 , H01F27/40 , H01F27/42 , H01F2017/0053 , H01F2021/125 , H01L23/5227 , H01L27/0248 , H01L27/0251 , H01L27/08 , H01L2924/0002 , H01L2924/3011 , H03B5/04 , H03B5/364 , H03D7/161 , H03D7/18 , H03F1/26 , H03F1/3211 , H03F3/195 , H03F3/45183 , H03F3/45188 , H03F3/68 , H03F3/72 , H03F2200/111 , H03F2200/294 , H03F2200/372 , H03F2200/447 , H03F2200/63 , H03F2203/45264 , H03F2203/45286 , H03G1/0023 , H03G1/0029 , H03G3/3052 , H03H7/25 , H03H11/04 , H03H11/1291 , H03H11/53 , H03H11/54 , H03H19/004 , H03J1/0075 , H03J3/04 , H03J3/08 , H03J3/185 , H03J2200/10 , H03L7/10 , H03L7/183 , H03L7/23 , H03L2207/06 , H01L2924/00
摘要: An integrated receiver with channel selection and image rejection substantially implemented on a single CMOS integrated circuit is described. A receiver front end provides programable attenuation and a programable gain low noise amplifier. Frequency conversion circuitry advantageously uses LC filters integrated onto the substrate in conjunction with image reject mixers to provide sufficient image frequency rejection. Filter tuning and inductor Q compensation over temperature are performed on chip. The filters utilize multi track spiral inductors. The filters are tuned using local oscillators to tune a substitute filter, and frequency scaling during filter component values to those of the filter being tuned. In conjunction with filtering, frequency planning provides additional image rejection. The advantageous choice of local oscillator signal generation methods on chip is by PLL out of band local oscillation and by direct synthesis for in band local oscillator. The VCOs in the PLLs are centered using a control circuit to center the tuning capacitance range. A differential crystal oscillator is advantageously used as a frequency reference. Differential signal transmission is advantageously used throughout the receiver.
摘要翻译: 描述了基本上在单个CMOS集成电路上实现的具有信道选择和图像抑制的集成接收机。 接收机前端提供可编程衰减和可编程增益低噪声放大器。 频率转换电路有利地使用集成到衬底上的LC滤波器与图像抑制混合器结合,以提供足够的图像频率抑制。 过滤器调谐和电感Q补偿温度在芯片上执行。 滤波器采用多轨螺旋电感。 使用本地振荡器调整滤波器以调整替代滤波器,以及滤波器组件值期间的频率缩放与被调谐的滤波器的频率缩放。 结合滤波,频率规划提供了额外的镜像抑制。 片上本地振荡器信号产生方法的有利选择是通过PLL带外本地振荡和通过频带本地振荡器的直接合成。 PLL中的VCO使用控制电路居中,使调谐电容范围居中。 差分晶体振荡器有利地用作频率参考。 差分信号传输有利地用于整个接收机。
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公开(公告)号:US07109781B2
公开(公告)日:2006-09-19
申请号:US10302917
申请日:2002-11-25
申请人: Pieter Vorenkamp , Klaas Bult , Frank Carr
发明人: Pieter Vorenkamp , Klaas Bult , Frank Carr
CPC分类号: H03D3/18 , H01F17/0006 , H01F17/0013 , H01F27/34 , H01F27/40 , H01F27/42 , H01F2017/0053 , H01F2021/125 , H01L23/5227 , H01L27/0248 , H01L27/0251 , H01L27/08 , H01L2924/0002 , H01L2924/3011 , H03B5/04 , H03B5/364 , H03D7/161 , H03D7/18 , H03F1/26 , H03F1/3211 , H03F3/195 , H03F3/45183 , H03F3/45188 , H03F3/68 , H03F3/72 , H03F2200/111 , H03F2200/294 , H03F2200/372 , H03F2200/447 , H03F2200/63 , H03F2203/45264 , H03F2203/45286 , H03G1/0023 , H03G1/0029 , H03G3/3052 , H03H7/25 , H03H11/04 , H03H11/1291 , H03H11/53 , H03H11/54 , H03H19/004 , H03J1/0075 , H03J3/04 , H03J3/08 , H03J3/185 , H03J2200/10 , H03L7/10 , H03L7/183 , H03L7/23 , H03L2207/06 , H01L2924/00
摘要: A compensation circuit compensates for the variation in the internal resistance of a multi-track inductor over temperature. The compensation circuit includes a dummy inductor that has the same temperature dependent resistance as that of the multi-track inductor that is to be compensated. A first field effect transistor is placed in series with the multi-track inductor that is to be compensated, and a second field effect transistor is placed in series with the dummy inductor, where the gates of the FETs are tied together. A control circuit provides a constant current for the dummy inductor and detects any changes in voltage of the dummy inductor over temperature. The control circuit includes a feedback loop that controls the gate voltage of both first and second FETs so as to compensate for the temperature dependent inductor resistance variations of both the dummy inductor and the multi-track inductor that is to be compensated.
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公开(公告)号:US07106388B2
公开(公告)日:2006-09-12
申请号:US09739349
申请日:2000-12-15
申请人: Pieter Vorenkamp , Myles H. Wakayama , Steven Jaffe , Frank Carr , Arnoldus Venes , Peter R. Kinget , Daniel J. Marz , Thinh Nguyen
发明人: Pieter Vorenkamp , Myles H. Wakayama , Steven Jaffe , Frank Carr , Arnoldus Venes , Peter R. Kinget , Daniel J. Marz , Thinh Nguyen
IPC分类号: H04N5/455
摘要: An integrated communications system. A substrate having a receiver disposed on the substrate for converting a received signal to an IF signal, a digital IF demodulator disposed on the substrate and coupled to the receiver for converting the IF signal to a demodulated baseband signal, and a transmitter disposed on the substrate operating in cooperation with the receiver to establish a two way communications path.
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公开(公告)号:US20050286192A1
公开(公告)日:2005-12-29
申请号:US11166954
申请日:2005-06-24
申请人: Sumant Ranganathan , Pieter Vorenkamp , Neil Kim , Chun-ying Chen
发明人: Sumant Ranganathan , Pieter Vorenkamp , Neil Kim , Chun-ying Chen
CPC分类号: H05K1/0262 , H05K1/181 , Y10T307/50
摘要: An integrated circuit comprising multiple independent power supply zones at substantially the same voltage level and a method for utilizing such power supply zones. An integrated circuit may comprise a first module and may, for example, comprise a second module. A first power supply bus may communicate first electrical power to the first module, where the first electrical power is characterized by a first set of power characteristics comprising a first voltage level. A second power supply bus may communicate second power to the second module, where the second power is characterized by a second set of power characteristics comprising a second voltage level that is substantially similar to the first voltage level. The second set of power characteristics may, for example, be substantially different than the first set of power characteristics. The second power supply bus may also, for example, communicate the second electrical power to the first module.
摘要翻译: 一种集成电路,包括在基本上相同的电压电平下的多个独立电源区域以及用于利用这种电源区域的方法。 集成电路可以包括第一模块,并且可以例如包括第二模块。 第一电源总线可以将第一电力传送到第一模块,其中第一电功率由包括第一电压电平的第一组功率特性表征。 第二电源总线可以向第二模块通信第二功率,其中第二功率由包括基本上类似于第一电压电平的第二电压电平的第二组功率特性表征。 第二组功率特性可以例如与第一组功率特性基本上不同。 第二电源总线也可以例如将第二电力传送到第一模块。
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公开(公告)号:US06963248B2
公开(公告)日:2005-11-08
申请号:US10783563
申请日:2004-02-23
IPC分类号: H01F17/00 , H01L27/08 , H03B5/12 , H03B5/36 , H03H11/12 , H03J1/00 , H03J3/04 , H03J3/08 , H03J3/18 , H03L7/06 , H03B5/32
CPC分类号: H03J3/185 , H01F17/0006 , H01F2017/0053 , H01F2021/125 , H01L27/08 , H03B5/364 , H03H11/1291 , H03J1/0075 , H03J3/04 , H03J3/08 , H03J2200/10
摘要: A periodic signal generation circuit includes a differential crystal oscillator suitable for integration on a semiconductor substrate. The oscillator utilizes an external crystal as a resonator. The circuit is designed such that differential sinusoidal signals are present on the resonator leads to provide superior noise rejection of interfering signals. Differential signal transmission is maintained throughout the oscillator to reject noise generated by other circuitry that may be present on the substrate. Noise radiated out from the oscillator through the power supply, substrate, bond wires and pads is reduced due to the generation of differential signals of controlled sinusoidal amplitude and low harmonic content. The oscillator produces low phase noise so that the oscillator may be used in applications, such as TV receivers, that are sensitive to distortion. The circuit is a square wave that has low jitter, thus reducing jitter produced in digital circuits that, would utilize this square wave clock signal.
摘要翻译: 周期性信号发生电路包括适于集成在半导体衬底上的差分晶体振荡器。 振荡器利用外部晶体作为谐振器。 电路被设计成使得谐振器引线上存在差分正弦信号以提供干扰信号的优异的噪声抑制。 在整个振荡器中保持差分信号传输以抑制由衬底上可能存在的其它电路产生的噪声。 由于产生了受控正弦波幅度和低谐波含量的差分信号,因此通过电源,基板,接合线和焊盘从振荡器辐射的噪声被减小。 振荡器产生低相位噪声,使振荡器可用于对失真敏感的应用中,如电视接收机。 该电路是具有低抖动的方波,从而减少数字电路产生的抖动,这将会利用该方波时钟信号。
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