Digital delay line with low insertion delay
    1.
    发明授权
    Digital delay line with low insertion delay 失效
    具有低插入延迟的数字延迟线

    公开(公告)号:US06285229B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-09-04

    申请号:US09471898

    申请日:1999-12-23

    IPC分类号: H03H1126

    摘要: A variable digital delay line with an insertion delay as low as a single delay element yet capable of providing a large programmable delay with a small simple control mechanism. A loop connects an input to an output through selectable first delay elements such as 2:1 muxes and selectable second delay elements such as pairs of inverters by way of a plurality of intermediate nodes having a tap. A plurality of sneak paths are available wherein the loop by passes a remainder of first delay elements and/or second delay elements by way of the taps at the intermediate nodes.

    摘要翻译: 一种可变数字延迟线,其插入延迟低至单个延迟元件,但能够利用小的简单控制机制提供大的可编程延迟。 环路通过可选择的第一延迟元件(例如2:1多路复用器)和可选择的第二延迟元件(例如成对的反相器)通过具有抽头的多个中间节点将输入连接到输出。 多个潜行路径是可用的,其中循环通过中间节点处的抽头通过第一延迟元件的剩余部分和/或第二延迟元件。

    Glitch free delay line multiplexing technique
    2.
    发明授权
    Glitch free delay line multiplexing technique 失效
    无毛刺延迟线复用技术

    公开(公告)号:US06025744A

    公开(公告)日:2000-02-15

    申请号:US62415

    申请日:1998-04-17

    摘要: A glitch free delay line multiplexing technique is described that includes an intermediate multiplexing system and an output multiplexer. The intermediate multiplexing system receives signals from a plurality of delay units and outputs a subset of delay signals that includes the signal presently selected, the signal presently selected with an additional delay, and the signal presently selected with one less delay. The intermediate multiplexing system receives a control word from a select mechanism in a non-time critical manner. The output multiplexer receives the least significant bits of the control word and outputs the selected signal.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种无毛刺延迟线复用技术,其包括中间复用系统和输出多路复用器。 中间复用系统从多个延迟单元接收信号并输出​​包括当前选择的信号的延迟信号的子集,当前选择的信号是附加的延迟,以及当前用一个较小延迟选择的信号。 中间复用系统以非时间关键的方式从选择机制接收控制字。 输出多路复用器接收控制字的最低有效位并输出所选择的信号。

    Self-healing chip-to-chip interface
    3.
    发明授权
    Self-healing chip-to-chip interface 失效
    自愈芯片到芯片的接口

    公开(公告)号:US08018837B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-13

    申请号:US12635121

    申请日:2009-12-10

    IPC分类号: G01R31/08

    摘要: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for managing a set of signal paths for a chip. A defective signal path within the set of signal paths for the chip is detected. Signals are re-routed through the set of signal paths such that the defective signal path is removed from the set of signal paths and sending signals using remaining data signal paths in the set of signal paths and using an extra signal path in response to detecting the defective signal path.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于管理用于芯片的一组信号路径的方法,装置和计算机指令。 检测用于芯片的信号路径集合内的有缺陷的信号路径。 信号通过一组信号路径重新路由,使得有缺陷的信号路径从信号路径集合中移除,并使用信号路径组中的剩余数据信号路径发送信号,并且响应于检测到的信号路径 有缺陷的信号路径。

    Dynamic segment sparing and repair in a memory system
    5.
    发明授权
    Dynamic segment sparing and repair in a memory system 失效
    内存系统中的动态段保存和修复

    公开(公告)号:US07895374B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-22

    申请号:US12165809

    申请日:2008-07-01

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00 G06F13/00

    摘要: A communication interface device, system, method, and design structure for providing dynamic segment sparing and repair in a memory system. The communication interface device includes drive-side switching logic including driver multiplexers to select driver data for transmitting on link segments of a bus, and receive-side switching logic including receiver multiplexers to select received data from the link segments of the bus. The bus includes multiple data link segments, a clock link segment, and at least two spare link segments selectable by the drive-side switching logic and the receive-side switching logic to replace one or more of the data link segments and the clock link segment.

    摘要翻译: 用于在存储器系统中提供动态段保存和修复的通信接口设备,系统,方法和设计结构。 通信接口装置包括驱动侧切换逻辑,包括驱动器多路复用器,用于选择用于在总线的链路段上发送的驱动器数据,以及包括接收机多路复用器的接收侧切换逻辑,以从总线的链路段选择接收的数据。 该总线包括多个数据链路段,一个时钟链路段,以及由驱动器侧切换逻辑和接收侧切换逻辑选择的至少两个备用链路段,用于替换一个或多个数据链路段和时钟链路段 。

    ON-CHIP DETECTION OF POWER SUPPLY VULNERABILITIES
    6.
    发明申请
    ON-CHIP DETECTION OF POWER SUPPLY VULNERABILITIES 有权
    电源漏电检测

    公开(公告)号:US20100109700A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-06

    申请号:US12684142

    申请日:2010-01-08

    IPC分类号: G01R31/36

    摘要: On-chip sensor to detect power supply vulnerabilities. The on-chip sensor employs a sensitive delay chain and an insensitive delay chain to detect power supply undershoots and overshoots without requiring external off-chip components. Undershoots and overshoots outside a user-defined threshold are detected. The undershoots and overshoots are indicated by a relative difference in phase of the two delay chains. The two delay chains are programmable to detect various frequencies.

    摘要翻译: 片上传感器检测电源漏洞。 片内传感器采用敏感延迟链和不敏感延迟链,以检测电源下冲和过冲,而无需外部片外部件。 检测到用户定义的阈值之外的下冲和超调。 下冲和过冲由两个延迟链的相位相对差异表示。 两个延迟链可编程,以检测各种频率。

    BIT SHADOWING IN A MEMORY SYSTEM
    7.
    发明申请
    BIT SHADOWING IN A MEMORY SYSTEM 失效
    记忆系统中的位冲突

    公开(公告)号:US20100005345A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-07

    申请号:US12165799

    申请日:2008-07-01

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: A communication interface device, system, method, and design structure for bit shadowing in a memory system are provided. The communication interface device includes shadow selection logic to select a driver bit position as a shadowed driver value, and line drivers to transmit data for the selected driver bit position and the shadowed driver value on separate link segments of a bus. The communication interface device also includes shadow compare logic to compare a selected received value with a shadowed received value from the bus and identify a miscompare in response to a mismatch of the compare, and shadow counters to count a rate of the miscompare relative to a bus error rate over a period of time. A defective link segment is identified in response to the rate of the miscompare within a predefined threshold of the bus error rate.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于存储器系统中的位阴影的通信接口设备,系统,方法和设计结构。 通信接口设备包括用于选择驱动器位位置作为阴影驱动器值的阴影选择逻辑,以及线驱动器,以在总线的单独链路段上传送所选择的驱动器位位置和阴影驱动器值的数据。 通信接口设备还包括阴影比较逻辑,以将所选择的接收值与来自总线的阴影接收值进行比较,并且识别响应于比较不匹配的错误比较,以及阴影计数器来计数相对于总线的误比率 错误率在一段时间内。 响应于在总线错误率的预定阈值内的错误比较的速率来识别有缺陷的链路段。

    DERIVING CLOCKS IN A MEMORY SYSTEM
    8.
    发明申请
    DERIVING CLOCKS IN A MEMORY SYSTEM 失效
    在记忆系统中传送时钟

    公开(公告)号:US20090094476A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-09

    申请号:US12332396

    申请日:2008-12-11

    IPC分类号: G06F1/00 G06F1/06

    CPC分类号: G06F13/4234 G06F13/1689

    摘要: A computer program product and a hub device for deriving clocks in a memory system are provided. The computer program product includes a storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for facilitating a method. The method includes receiving a reference oscillator clock at the hub device. The hub device is in communication with a controller channel via a controller interface and in communication with a memory device via a memory interface. A base clock operating at a base clock frequency is derived from the reference oscillator clock. A memory interface clock is derived by multiplying the base clock by a memory multiplier. A controller interface clock is derived by multiplying the base clock by a controller multiplier. The memory interface clock is applied to the memory interface and the controller interface clock is applied to the controller interface.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于在存储器系统中导出时钟的计算机程序产品和集线器设备。 计算机程序产品包括可由处理电路读取的存储介质,并且存储由处理电路执行以便于方法的指令。 该方法包括在集线器设备处接收参考振荡器时钟。 集线器设备经由控制器接口与控制器通道通信,并且经由存储器接口与存储器设备通信。 以基准时钟频率工作的基本时钟从参考振荡器时钟导出。 通过将基本时钟乘以存储器乘法器导出存储器接口时钟。 控制器接口时钟是通过将基本时钟与控制器乘法器相乘得出的。 存储器接口时钟应用于存储器接口,控制器接口时钟应用于控制器接口。

    Elastic interface de-skew mechanism
    9.
    发明授权
    Elastic interface de-skew mechanism 有权
    弹性界面去歪斜机制

    公开(公告)号:US07461287B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-12-02

    申请号:US11055866

    申请日:2005-02-11

    IPC分类号: G06F1/04 G06F13/42

    CPC分类号: G06F5/06 G06F1/10

    摘要: A mechanism for de-skewing and aligning data bits sent between two chips on an elastic interface. On the receiving end of an elastic interface, the eye of each data bit within a clock/data group is delayed by less than a bit time to align the eyes with the nearest clock edge of a received clock signal. In addition to aligning the eyes of the individual data bits with the nearest clock edge, IAP patterns are used to determine the amount of further delay needed to line up the individual data beats from each data bit. If the data beats for the data bits are not aligned, all but the slowest data beat are delayed to align the data beats for all bits. The additional delay is achieved using sample latches that result in a delayed signal with less jitter. As a result of having less jitter, the received, de-skewed, and aligned clock/data group can be forwarded to the operative portion of the receiving chip at an increased frequency.

    摘要翻译: 用于在弹性界面上在两个芯片之间发送的数据位的偏斜和对准的机制。 在弹性接口的接收端,时钟/数据组内的每个数据位的眼睛被延迟小于一点时间,以使眼睛与接收到的时钟信号的最近的时钟沿对齐。 除了将各个数据位的眼睛与最近的时钟边沿对齐之外,还使用IAP模式来确定从每个数据位排列各个数据节拍所需的进一步延迟量。 如果数据位的数据跳转不对齐,除了最慢的数据跳转之外,除了所有位的数据跳转之外,都会被延迟。 使用采样锁存器实现额外的延迟,导致延迟信号抖动较小。 由于具有较少的抖动,所接收的,去偏斜的和对准的时钟/数据组可以以增加的频率转发到接收芯片的操作部分。

    Programmable delay element
    10.
    发明授权
    Programmable delay element 有权
    可编程延迟元件

    公开(公告)号:US07279949B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-10-09

    申请号:US11215416

    申请日:2005-08-30

    IPC分类号: H03H11/26

    摘要: Delay elements and delay lines having glitchless operation are disclosed. By way of example, apparatus for delaying an input signal comprises a reference current generator for generating a constant current, wherein the constant current is insensitive to a variation of a power supply voltage, at least one variable bias voltage generator coupled to the reference current generator for generating a set of bias voltages based on the constant current generated by the reference current generator and a digitally programmable delay control input, and at least one delay element coupled to the at least one variable bias voltage generator for delaying the input signal by a constant delay which is determined by the set of bias voltages generated by the at least one variable bias voltage generator.

    摘要翻译: 公开了具有无毛刺操作的延迟元件和延迟线。 作为示例,用于延迟输入信号的装置包括用于产生恒定电流的参考电流发生器,其中恒定电流对电源电压的变化不敏感,耦合到参考电流发生器的至少一个可变偏置电压发生器 用于基于由参考电流发生器和数字可编程延迟控制输入产生的恒定电流产生一组偏置电压,以及耦合到所述至少一个可变偏置电压发生器的至少一个延迟元件,用于将输入信号延迟常数 由所述至少一个可变偏置电压发生器产生的偏置电压组确定的延迟。