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公开(公告)号:US11657856B2
公开(公告)日:2023-05-23
申请号:US17113346
申请日:2020-12-07
Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Inventor: Milam Paraschou , Jeffrey Cooper
CPC classification number: G11C7/065 , G11C15/04 , G11C2207/063
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a sampling circuit with increased headroom are disclosed. A sampling circuit includes at least a pair of input signal transistors connected via their drains to a cross-coupled pair of state nodes. The cross-coupled pair of state nodes are coupled to a tail transistor device via the sources of N-type transistors. When clock goes low, the circuit precharges the cross-coupled pair of state nodes while simultaneously attempting to amplify the difference between the pair of input signals. The amplification is performed by a pair of transistors in series between a source of each input signal transistor and ground. Each gate of the pair of transistors is connected to an inverted clock signal. When clock goes high, the circuit stops precharging and a voltage difference between the pair of input signals is regenerated to create a resulting differential voltage on the pair of state nodes.
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公开(公告)号:US20210111861A1
公开(公告)日:2021-04-15
申请号:US17128720
申请日:2020-12-21
Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. , ATI Technologies ULC
Inventor: Varun Gupta , Milam Paraschou , Gerald R. Talbot , Gurunath Dollin , Damon Tohidi , Eric Ian Carpenter , Chad S. Gallun , Jeffrey Cooper , Hanwoo Cho , Thomas H. Likens, III , Scott F. Dow , Michael J. Tresidder
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a deskewing method for a physical layer interface on a multi-chip module are disclosed. A circuit connected to a plurality of communication lanes trains each lane to synchronize a local clock of the lane with a corresponding global clock at a beginning of a timing window. Next, the circuit symbol rotates each lane by a single step responsive to determining that all of the plurality of lanes have an incorrect symbol alignment. Responsive to determining that some but not all of the plurality of lanes have a correct symbol alignment, the circuit symbol rotates lanes which have an incorrect symbol alignment by a single step. When the end of the timing window has been reached, the circuit symbol rotates lanes which have a correct symbol alignment and adjusts a phase of a corresponding global clock to compensate for missed symbol rotations.
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公开(公告)号:US10581587B1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-03
申请号:US16397848
申请日:2019-04-29
Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. , ATI Technologies ULC
Inventor: Varun Gupta , Milam Paraschou , Gerald R. Talbot , Gurunath Dollin , Damon Tohidi , Eric Ian Carpenter , Chad S. Gallun , Jeffrey Cooper , Hanwoo Cho , Thomas H. Likens, III , Scott F. Dow , Michael J. Tresidder
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a deskewing method for a physical layer interface on a multi-chip module are disclosed. A circuit connected to a plurality of communication lanes trains each lane to synchronize a local clock of the lane with a corresponding global clock at a beginning of a timing window. Next, the circuit symbol rotates each lane by a single step responsive to determining that all of the plurality of lanes have an incorrect symbol alignment. Responsive to determining that some but not all of the plurality of lanes have a correct symbol alignment, the circuit symbol rotates lanes which have an incorrect symbol alignment by a single step. When the end of the timing window has been reached, the circuit symbol rotates lanes which have a correct symbol alignment and adjusts a phase of a corresponding global clock to compensate for missed symbol rotations.
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公开(公告)号:US20200312382A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-01
申请号:US16368311
申请日:2019-03-28
Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Inventor: Milam Paraschou , Jeffrey Cooper
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a sampling circuit with increased headroom are disclosed. A sampling circuit includes at least a pair of input signal transistors connected via their drains to a cross-coupled pair of state nodes. The cross-coupled pair of state nodes are coupled to a tail transistor device via the sources of N-type transistors. When clock goes low, the circuit precharges the cross-coupled pair of state nodes while simultaneously attempting to amplify the difference between the pair of input signals. The amplification is performed by a pair of transistors in series between a source of each input signal transistor and ground. Each gate of the pair of transistors is connected to an inverted clock signal. When clock goes high, the circuit stops precharging and a voltage difference between the pair of input signals is regenerated to create a resulting differential voltage on the pair of state nodes.
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公开(公告)号:US20230308132A1
公开(公告)日:2023-09-28
申请号:US17705022
申请日:2022-03-25
Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Inventor: Dean E. Gonzales , Edoardo Prete , Milam Paraschou , Mark Chirachanchai , Gerald R. Talbot
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing efficient data transfer in a computing system are disclosed. A computing system includes multiple transmitters sending singled-ended data signals to multiple receivers. In order to better handle noise issues when using single-ended signaling, one or more of the receivers include equalization circuitry and termination circuitry. The termination circuitry prevents reflection on a corresponding transmission line ending at a corresponding receiver. The equalization circuitry uses a bridged T-coil circuit to provide continuous time linear equalization (CTLE) with no feedback loop. The equalization circuitry performs equalization by providing a high-pass filter that offsets the low-pass characteristics of a corresponding transmission line. A comparator of the receiver receives the input signal and compares it to a reference voltage. The placement of the comparator and the ratio of the inductances of the inductors of the bridged T-coil circuit are based on whether the receiver includes self-diagnostic circuitry.
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公开(公告)号:US10944368B2
公开(公告)日:2021-03-09
申请号:US16289247
申请日:2019-02-28
Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Inventor: Milam Paraschou , Jeffrey Cooper
IPC: H03F3/45
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing offset correction for pseudo differential signaling are disclosed. An apparatus includes at least a sense amplifier and an offset correction circuit. The offset correction circuit generates an offset correction voltage by applying a positive or negative offset to a termination voltage. The offset correction circuit supplies the offset correction voltage to a negative input terminal of the sense amplifier. An input signal voltage is supplied to the positive input terminal of the sense amplifier. The sense amplifier generates an output based on a comparison of the voltages supplied to the positive and negative input terminals.
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公开(公告)号:US20200280290A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-03
申请号:US16289247
申请日:2019-02-28
Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Inventor: Milam Paraschou , Jeffrey Cooper
IPC: H03F3/45
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing offset correction for pseudo differential signaling are disclosed. An apparatus includes at least a sense amplifier and an offset correction circuit. The offset correction circuit generates an offset correction voltage by applying a positive or negative offset to a termination voltage. The offset correction circuit supplies the offset correction voltage to a negative input terminal of the sense amplifier. An input signal voltage is supplied to the positive input terminal of the sense amplifier. The sense amplifier generates an output based on a comparison of the voltages supplied to the positive and negative input terminals.
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公开(公告)号:US10692545B2
公开(公告)日:2020-06-23
申请号:US16140356
申请日:2018-09-24
Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Inventor: Milam Paraschou , Balwinder Singh , Gerald R. Talbot , Alushulla Jack Ambundo , Edoardo Prete , Thomas H. Likens, III , Michael A. Margules
IPC: G11C7/10 , G11C5/14 , G11C11/4074 , H04L25/02 , H03K17/687
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing efficient data transfer in a computing system are disclosed. A termination voltage generator includes an inverter-based chopper circuit, which uses a first group of an even number of serially connected inverters coupled between the output node of the chopper circuit and the gate terminal of an output pmos transistor. Additionally, a second group of an even number of serially connected inverters is coupled between the output node and the gate terminal of an output nmos transistor. A replica inverter includes two serially connected pmos transistors and two serially connected nmos transistors. Each of one pmos transistor and one nmos transistor receives a generated voltage set as the expected value of the termination voltage. Each of the other pmos transistor and nmos transistor receives an output based on a comparison between the expected value to the output of the replica inverter.
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公开(公告)号:US20200098399A1
公开(公告)日:2020-03-26
申请号:US16140356
申请日:2018-09-24
Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Inventor: Milam Paraschou , Balwinder Singh , Gerald R. Talbot , Alushulla Jack Ambundo , Edoardo Prete , Thomas H. Likens, III , Michael A. Margules
IPC: G11C5/14 , H03K17/687 , H04L25/02 , G11C11/4074
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing efficient data transfer in a computing system are disclosed. A termination voltage generator includes an inverter-based chopper circuit, which uses a first group of an even number of serially connected inverters coupled between the output node of the chopper circuit and the gate terminal of an output pmos transistor. Additionally, a second group of an even number of serially connected inverters is coupled between the output node and the gate terminal of an output nmos transistor. A replica inverter includes two serially connected pmos transistors and two serially connected nmos transistors. Each of one pmos transistor and one nmos transistor receives a generated voltage set as the expected value of the termination voltage. Each of the other pmos transistor and nmos transistor receives an output based on a comparison between the expected value to the output of the replica inverter.
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公开(公告)号:US10122392B2
公开(公告)日:2018-11-06
申请号:US15240549
申请日:2016-08-18
Applicant: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Inventor: Milam Paraschou , Gerald R. Talbot , Dean E. Gonzales
Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for implementing a negative resistance circuit for bandwidth extension are disclosed. Within a feedback path of a differential signal path, capacitors are placed on the inputs and outputs of a fully differential amplifier connecting to the differential signal path. In one embodiment, a circuit includes a fully differential amplifier and four capacitors. A first capacitor is coupled between a first signal path and a non-inverting input terminal of the amplifier and a second capacitor is coupled between the first signal path and a non-inverting output terminal of the amplifier. A third capacitor is coupled between a second signal path and an inverting input terminal of the amplifier and a fourth capacitor is coupled between the second signal path and an inverting output terminal of the amplifier. The first and second signal paths carry a differential signal.
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