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公开(公告)号:US11068018B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-20
申请号:US16377761
申请日:2019-04-08
Applicant: Dolphin Design
Inventor: Mathieu Louvat , Lionel Jure , Gauthier Reveret , Alexandre Charvier
IPC: G06F1/08 , G06F1/10 , G06F1/3287 , G06F1/3296 , G06F1/324 , G06F9/445 , G06F1/3206 , G06F1/04 , G06F1/06
Abstract: The invention concerns a computing system comprising: an island (102) comprising a group of circuits capable of operating in one of a plurality of operating modes, the island being coupled to an island control circuit (122); and a clock generation circuit (902) supplying a further clock signal to the island control circuit (122) for controlling a change of mode of the island, the clock generation circuit (902) being configured to select one of a plurality of clock frequencies for the further clock signal, the selection being based on the change of operating mode to be applied.
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公开(公告)号:US20200227351A1
公开(公告)日:2020-07-16
申请号:US16580146
申请日:2019-09-24
Applicant: Dolphin Design
Inventor: Amir MORSHEDEIAN , Nicolas LAFLAMME-MAYER , Mathieu RENAUD , Sébastien GENEVEY
IPC: H01L23/528 , H01L27/02 , H02H9/04
Abstract: The present description relates to an integrated circuit (100) comprising a power rail (112) having two types of rail segments, rail segments of a first type (112-ON) being able to be activated selectively relative to rail segments of a second type (112-OFF).
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公开(公告)号:US20250062751A1
公开(公告)日:2025-02-20
申请号:US18802646
申请日:2024-08-13
Applicant: DOLPHIN DESIGN
Inventor: Frédéric POULLET , Ayoub BOUNDOUQ
IPC: H03K3/03 , H03K5/133 , H03K19/173
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a clock generator comprising: a ring oscillator configured to generate an output frequency signal; a frequency detector configured to compare a frequency of the output frequency signal with r times a frequency of a reference frequency signal and to generate a feedback signal; and a control circuit configured to: control a loop delay parameter of the ring oscillator and a supply voltage of the ring oscillator based on the feedback signal; reduce the frequency of the output frequency signal when its frequency is higher than r times the frequency of the reference frequency signal by reducing the supply voltage; and increase the frequency of the output frequency signal when its frequency is lower than r times the frequency of the reference frequency signal by reducing the loop delay parameter.
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公开(公告)号:US20190235567A1
公开(公告)日:2019-08-01
申请号:US16377761
申请日:2019-04-08
Applicant: Dolphin Design
Inventor: Mathieu Louvat , Lionel Jure , Gauthier Reveret , Alexandre Charvier
IPC: G06F1/08 , G06F1/10 , G06F1/324 , G06F1/3296 , G06F1/3287
CPC classification number: G06F1/08 , G06F1/10 , G06F1/324 , G06F1/3287 , G06F1/3296
Abstract: The invention concerns a computing system comprising: an island (102) comprising a group of circuits capable of operating in one of a plurality of operating modes, the island being coupled to an island control circuit (122); and a clock generation circuit (902) supplying a further clock signal to the island control circuit (122) for controlling a change of mode of the island, the clock generation circuit (902) being configured to select one of a plurality of clock frequencies for the further clock signal, the selection being based on the change of operating mode to be applied.
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公开(公告)号:US20220082615A1
公开(公告)日:2022-03-17
申请号:US17468982
申请日:2021-09-08
Applicant: Dolphin Design
Inventor: Sebastien GENEVEY , Mathieu LOUVAT , Lionel JURE
IPC: G01R31/30 , G06F1/3203 , G01R31/317 , G06F1/08 , H03K3/011 , H03K5/134
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an adaptive body biasing or voltage regulation circuit for a circuit region, comprising: a first delay module configured to delay a local clock signal to generate first and second output signals delayed by first and second delays; a multiplexer configured to select one of the first and second output signals; a first slack monitor circuit configured to generate a first detection signal indicating when a slack time of the first and second output signals is less than a first threshold; a voltage generation circuit configured to generate a supply voltage for the circuit region, or at least one biasing voltage for biasing wells of transistors in the circuit region, using a further control loop comprising a process, voltage and/or temperature sensor; and a control circuit configured to adjust a gain of the further control loop based on the first detection signal.
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公开(公告)号:US20210226616A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-22
申请号:US17059602
申请日:2019-05-30
Inventor: Kazutoshi KOBAYASHI , Jun FURUTA , Kodai YAMADA
IPC: H03K3/3562 , H01L27/12
Abstract: A D-type flip-flop circuit 1 has a structure in which a pMOS transistor p8 and an nMOS transistor n8 are added to a general D-type flip-flop circuit comprising pMOS transistors p1 to p7, p11 to p15 and nMOS transistors n1 to n7, n11 to n15.
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公开(公告)号:US12169221B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-17
申请号:US17468982
申请日:2021-09-08
Applicant: Dolphin Design
Inventor: Sebastien Genevey , Mathieu Louvat , Lionel Jure
IPC: G06F1/08 , G01R31/30 , G01R31/317 , G06F1/3203 , H03K3/011 , H03K5/134 , H03K5/00
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an adaptive body biasing or voltage regulation circuit for a circuit region, comprising: a first delay module configured to delay a local clock signal to generate first and second output signals delayed by first and second delays; a multiplexer configured to select one of the first and second output signals; a first slack monitor circuit configured to generate a first detection signal indicating when a slack time of the first and second output signals is less than a first threshold; a voltage generation circuit configured to generate a supply voltage for the circuit region, or at least one biasing voltage for biasing wells of transistors in the circuit region, using a further control loop comprising a process, voltage and/or temperature sensor; and a control circuit configured to adjust a gain of the further control loop based on the first detection signal.
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公开(公告)号:US11068630B2
公开(公告)日:2021-07-20
申请号:US16723069
申请日:2019-12-20
Applicant: Dolphin Design
Inventor: Mathieu Louvat , Lionel Jure , Vincent Huard
IPC: G06F30/327 , G06F30/3312 , H03K19/00 , H03K19/017 , H03K19/096 , G06F119/12 , G06F117/04
Abstract: Embodiments of the present technology provide a synchronous device. The synchronous device provides a first latch configured to store a data input signal during a first state of a first clock signal and a slack guard circuit. The slack guard circuit provides a delay element coupled to the first latch and configured to generate a delayed data signal, a gated-input cell coupled to the delay element and configured to propagate the delayed data signal during the first state of the first clock signal, and a comparator coupled to the first latch and the gated-input cell.
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公开(公告)号:US20240426882A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-26
申请号:US18743314
申请日:2024-06-14
Applicant: DOLPHIN DESIGN
Inventor: Konan Constant ESSEY , Gaspard TRICAUD
Abstract: The present description relates to a pulse counter (200) comprising an asynchronous counter (201) and a circuit (205) configured to trigger a read operation of the value of said asynchronous counter, said circuit (205) being synchronized by a clock signal.
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公开(公告)号:US20240322805A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-26
申请号:US18579159
申请日:2022-07-15
Applicant: DOLPHIN DESIGN
Inventor: Mathieu LOUVAT , François JACQUET
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a circuit comprising: —a first timing guard circuit (200) configured to detect when a slack time of a first data signal arriving at a first synchronous device (202) falls below a first threshold (SLG DELAY); and —a second timing guard circuit (200) configured to detect when a slack time of a second data signal arriving at a second synchronous device (202) falls below a second threshold (SLG DELAY), the first and second thresholds being different from each other.
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