摘要:
A voltage-controlled CMOS delay cell includes a pair of inverters and a pair of load cells. The load cells are controllable by independent N and P bias control voltages to vary the delay of the delay cell. Symmetric P and N load capacitors in the delay cells, together with the N and P bias control voltages, provide effective rejection of noise on the power supply rails and enable the delay cell to generate symmetric low-going and high-going delays. The P bias control voltage is generated from the N bias control voltage by a closed-loop voltage control circuit. Also described are a voltage-controlled load cell, an integrated circuit, an electronic system, and a data processing system that incorporate one or more of the symmetric CMOS voltage-controlled delay cells.
摘要:
A unidirectional point-to-point communication apparatus for communicating messages between two computing resources irrespective of the phase of the messages, length of a communication path between the two computing resources and internal speed of the two computing resources. The communication apparatus has a high speed communication bus coupling a transmitter and a receiver for transmitting the messages from the transmitter to the receiver. A high speed communication clock is coupled to the bus and the receiver for timing the messages transmitted on the high speed communication bus between transmitter and the receiver. A large data buffer is coupled to the high speed communication bus after the receiver for storing messages transmitted between the transmitter and the receiver. A buffer accessing circuit is coupled to the buffer for referencing write locations to store the messages received from the transmitter over the communication bus, and for referencing read locations for reading the messages out of the buffer by the receiver. Finally, a delay locked loop circuit is coupled to the communication bus, the buffer accessing circuit and the buffer for providing the proper set-up and hold time requirements for the messages transmitted on the communication bus from the transmitter and storing the messages in the buffer.
摘要:
In a computer system having multiple components, a bidirectional scheme which allows bidirectional data communications between components over a single wire without using termination resistors by placing two drivers from two corresponding processor cores on the same wire, and allowing simultaneous data transfer in two directions. This doubles the effective bandwidth per pin without requiring a modification to the clocking scheme of the system. The driver is impedance matched to the line, and used as the termination for the driver on the opposite end of the wire. This reduces the termination power, since no power is consumed when both drivers are in the same state. The bidirectional flow of data creates a ternary encoding, with a relatively simple decoding possible.
摘要:
A daisy chained clock distribution scheme for distributing a clock signal from a central communications clock driver to the nodes of a massively parallel multi-processor computer or supercomputer. The daisy chained clocking scheme is implemented using point-to-point clock distribution of a differential clock signal to the communication nodes of a plurality of processors in a multicomputer system or to components connected to a common bus in a high speed microprocessor system. Differential signaling is employed wherein the differentiality is maintained including through silicon. In an alternate embodiment, the clock pulse is also regenerated in each node component.
摘要:
In some embodiments, a chip includes a chip interface to accept a delay control signal from outside the chip. The chip also includes a controllable delay line to delay an input signal responsive to the delay control signal to provide an output signal with a particular phase relationship to the input signal. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
摘要:
A phase lock loop circuit including a voltage controlled oscillator and a phase detector having a sampling circuit and a linear voltage-to-current converter to create a control voltage for the voltage controlled oscillator. The phase lock loop circuit comprising a voltage-to-current circuit to influence a voltage on a capacitor, the voltage controlled oscillator responsive to the voltage on the capacitor, and the sampling circuit responsive to the first and second clock signals to generate two voltage values.
摘要:
A simultaneous bidirectional port coupled to a bus combines a synchronization circuit and a clock circuit. The synchronization and clock circuit synchronizes the port with another simultaneous data port coupled to the same bus. A clock driver circuit is provided that is capable of being turned on and off. Prior to synchronization, the clock driver is off, and after synchronization, the clock driver is on. A clock receiver circuit includes a clock detection circuit to detect the presence of an input clock signal. When an integrated circuit is ready to communicate, the output clock driver is turned on and the clock detection circuit is monitored to determine when an input clock signal is received. When both the output clock driver is turned on, and an input clock signal is being received, the simultaneous bidirectional port is synchronized, and communication between integrated circuits can take place.
摘要:
A bi-directional communication system includes a driver capable of controlling a slew rate of transmitted data signals. Impedance matching can be provided to match an impedance of a driver circuit to an impedance of a communication line. The impedance is maintained constant as data is driven from the data driver. The data receiver circuit can adjust a reference voltage in response to simultaneously transmitted data. The slew rate of the receiver circuit trip point is controlled to maintain adequate noise margin during operation. Both the receiver and driver circuits can be controlled using a delay line circuit.
摘要:
A low jitter external clocking system and method are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a differential clock signal is received on a first clock signal line and a second clock signal line. A differential amplifier coupled to the first clock signal line and the second clock signal line amplifies the differential clock signal into a single-ended output clock signal.
摘要:
A simultaneous bi-directional I/O circuit includes a first MUX in the reference select circuitry and a second, matching MUX in the pre-driver stage of the output buffer. In normal mode, the first MUX passes the driven data output signal, which controls the threshold of the differential receiver circuit between two different non-zero voltage levels, so that the receiver circuit can properly decode an incoming signal at the I/O node or pin. In an AC switching state or loopback test mode, the first MUX deselects the driven data output signal from controlling the receiver circuit. This allows the receiver circuit to decode outgoing data that is being looped back as incoming data. The second MUX enables the reference select circuitry to switch at a rate that matches the output slew rate in order to provide high-speed operation. Also described are an electronic system, a data processing system, and various methods of testing simultaneous bi-directional I/O circuits.