Semiconductor device for adjusting phases of multi-phase signals

    公开(公告)号:US11121716B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US17027570

    申请日:2020-09-21

    摘要: A semiconductor device includes a signal delay circuit configured to output a plurality of multi-phase output signals by delaying a plurality of multi-phase input signals according to a plurality of delay codes, respectively; and a calibration circuit including an error detection circuit configured to provide phase difference information between signals selected among the plurality of the multi-phase output signals according to a variable delay code and a filter configured to provide the plurality of delay codes and the variable delay code, wherein the filter performs update operation to update the plurality of delay codes or the variable delay code.

    PROGRAMMABLE-ON-THE-FLY FRACTIONAL DIVIDER IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS DISCLOSURE

    公开(公告)号:US20210281254A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US17193532

    申请日:2021-03-05

    IPC分类号: H03K5/00 H03K19/20

    摘要: A divider circuit includes a subtract-by-two circuit receiving MSBs of an input and producing a subtracted-by-two output, a subtract-by-one circuit receiving the MSBs and producing a subtracted-by-one output, a first multiplexer passing the subtracted-by-two or the subtracted-by-one output based on a first control signal, a second multiplexer passing output of the first multiplexer or the MSBs based on a second control signal to produce an asynchronous divisor. An asynchronous one-shot N+2 divider divides an input clock by the asynchronous divisor to produce a first divided signal. An output flip-flop receives the first divided signal and is clocked by an inverse of the input clock to produce a second divided signal. A third multiplexer passes the first divided signal or the second divided signal in response to a select load signal to produce a multiplexer output. A divider divides the multiplexer output by a set divisor to produce an output clock.

    Multiphase signal generators, frequency multipliers, mixed signal circuits, and methods for generating phase shifted signals

    公开(公告)号:US20210281253A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US16474564

    申请日:2017-03-29

    IPC分类号: H03K5/00

    摘要: A multiphase signal generator includes an input port. Furthermore, the multiphase signal generator includes a plurality of phase shifters. Each phase shifter of the plurality of phase shifters is configured to provide an identical phase shift Δφ. At least one phase shifter is connected to the input port. Furthermore, the multiphase signal generator includes a first phase interpolator and at least a second phase interpolator. Each phase interpolator has a respective output terminal. Each phase interpolator is configured to weight a phase of a signal at a respective first input terminal of the phase interpolator with a respective first weighting factor wi,1 and to weight a phase of another signal at a respective second input terminal of the phase interpolator with a respective second weighting factor wi,2 to generate an interpolated phase signal at the respective output terminal of the phase interpolator. A first subset of the plurality of phase shifters includes n>1 serially connected phase shifters. The first subset of phase shifters is coupled between the first input terminal and the second input terminal of the first phase interpolator. A different second subset of the plurality of phase shifters includes n serially connected phase shifters. The second subset of phase shifters is coupled between the first input terminal and the second input terminal of the second phase interpolator.

    DOHERTY AMPLIFIER MODULE WITH COMPACT WIDEBAND IMPEDANCE INVERTER

    公开(公告)号:US20210281221A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-09

    申请号:US17190570

    申请日:2021-03-03

    申请人: NXP USA, Inc.

    IPC分类号: H03F1/02 H03F3/21 H03K5/00

    摘要: Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a Doherty amplifier module includes a first amplifier die with a first output terminal, a second amplifier die with a second output terminal, and a wideband impedance inverter circuit electrically coupled between the first and second output terminals. The wideband impedance inverter circuit includes a network of capacitors, the network of capacitors including at least a series capacitor having a positive capacitance, a first shunt circuit having a first negative capacitance, and a second shunt circuit having a second negative capacitance.

    Fine-grained speed binning in an accelerated processing device

    公开(公告)号:US11061429B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-13

    申请号:US15795214

    申请日:2017-10-26

    摘要: A technique for fine-granularity speed binning for a processing device is provided. The processing device includes a plurality of clock domains, each of which may be clocked with independent clock signals. The clock frequency at which a particular clock domain may operate is determined based on the longest propagation delay between clocked elements in that particular clock domain. The processing device includes measurement circuits for each clock domain that measure such propagation delay. The measurement circuits are replica propagation delay paths of actual circuit elements within each particular clock domain. A speed bin for each clock domain is determined based on the propagation delay measured for the measurement circuits for a particular clock domain. Specifically, a speed bin is chosen that is associated with the fastest clock speed whose clock period is longer than the slowest propagation delay measured for the measurement circuit for the clock domain.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE DETECTING CHANGE OF POWER MODE BASED ON EXTERNAL SIGNAL

    公开(公告)号:US20210211314A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US16995086

    申请日:2020-08-17

    发明人: Philjae JEON

    摘要: Disclosed is electronic device configured to switch a power mode from a first mode to a second mode as a first time interval and a second time interval sequentially pass. The electronic device includes a first mode receiver, a second mode detector, and a second mode verifier. The first mode receiver outputs a first detection signal, based on three or more receive signals, when the first time interval begins. The second mode detector outputs a second detection signal, based on the first detection signal and a change in voltage levels of the three or more receive signals, when the second time interval begins. When the second detection signal is received, the second mode verifier detects an option pattern generated by the three or more receive signals and verifies that the second time interval begins.

    INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH HIGH-SPEED CLOCK BYPASS BEFORE RESET

    公开(公告)号:US20210211132A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17078708

    申请日:2020-10-23

    摘要: An integrated circuit includes: a clock domain having a clock domain input; and clock management logic coupled to the clock domain. The clock management logic includes: a PLL having a reference clock input and a PLL clock output; a divider having a divider input and a divider output, the divider input coupled to the PLL clock output; and bypass logic having a first clock input, a second clock input, a bypass control input, and a bypass logic output, the first clock input coupled to divider output, the second clock input coupled to the reference clock input, and the bypass logic output coupled to the clock domain input. The bypass logic selectively bypasses the PLL and divider responsive to a bypass control signal triggered by a reset signal. The reset signal also triggers a reset control signal delayed relative to the bypass control signal.