摘要:
An apparatus comprises an amplifier circuit comprising at least one output node and a common-mode restoration circuit capacitively coupled to the at least one output node of the amplifier circuit. The common-mode restoration circuit is configured to introduce at least one common-mode restoring signal onto the output node, wherein the at least one common-mode restoring signal transitions in correspondence with an operation interval of the amplifier circuit and thereby compensates for a common-mode voltage drop on the at least one output node of the amplifier circuit. In one example, the amplifier circuit may comprise a current-integrating amplifier circuit, and the operation interval may comprise an integration interval.
摘要:
An apparatus comprises an amplifier circuit comprising at least one output node and a common-mode restoration circuit capacitively coupled to the at least one output node of the amplifier circuit. The common-mode restoration circuit is configured to introduce at least one common-mode restoring signal onto the output node, wherein the at least one common-mode restoring signal transitions in correspondence with an operation interval of the amplifier circuit and thereby compensates for a common-mode voltage drop on the at least one output node of the amplifier circuit. In one example, the amplifier circuit may comprise a current-integrating amplifier circuit, and the operation interval may comprise an integration interval.
摘要:
A duty cycle adjustment circuit includes a clock signal input node; a clock signal output node; a control voltage generation circuit coupled to the clock signal input node; and a first inverter configured to receive an inverter input signal comprising a sum of an input clock signal received at the clock signal input node and a control voltage received from the control voltage generation circuit, and to output an output clock signal at the clock signal output node, wherein variation of the control voltage is configured to vary a duty cycle of the output clock signal.
摘要:
An analog-digital converter includes converter units and a control unit. The converter units each including a comparator for performing a comparison using an input voltage, one or more capacitor ladders each having a signal line connected with first terminals of capacitors and with one input of the comparator, and switches each of which is associated with one of the capacitors, connected to a second terminal of the respective capacitor with a first or a second reference potential, the input voltage being shifted when switching one or more of the switches. The control unit controls the number of converter units, and to set the switching states of the plurality of switches in conversion cycles and to obtain comparison results from each of the comparators in a comparison subsequent to each setting of the switching states.
摘要:
A high-speed receiver includes multiple receiver components. Each receiver component includes sampling latches for receiving data, phase rotators for controlling timing of sampling of data by the sampling latches, and a clock-tracking logic stage for providing clock and data recovery. The clock-tracking logic stage is divided into a high-speed early/late (E/L) logic and aggregation counter section and a low-speed logic section, separated by a synchronization logic block. The receiver also includes a delay locked loop (DLL) for receiving an input clock signal corresponding to a data rate of the received data, providing coarse delay adjustment of the clock signal and outputting multiple clock phase vectors corresponding to the adjusted clock signal to the phase rotators on each receiver component. The phase rotators control sampling of the data based on the clock phase vectors received from the DLL. A single regulated power supply regulator regulates power supplied to the DLL and the phase rotators.
摘要:
The forward error correction based clock and data recovery system includes a data latch for intermediately storing received data, which is triggered by a sampling clock. The system further includes an error determination unit for determining whether which of the sampled received data is wrong, and for generating out of it a phase/frequency correction signal. Furthermore, the system includes a clock generator for generating the sampling clock depending on the correction signal.
摘要:
A dual mode clock and data recovery (CDR) system is disclosed. A fast locking, oversampling CDR acquisition module can begin the process to quickly create a data acquisition clock signal in start up data acquisition conditions. When at least some data can be extracted from the incoming data stream, the DRR system can indicate such stability and switch to accept control from a low power CDR maintenance module. The low power CDR maintenance module can then fine tune and maintain the timing of the data acquisition signal. If the quality of the data lock under CDR maintenance module control degrades to a sufficient degree, the high power CDR acquisition module can be re-enables and re-assert control from the low power module until such time as the lock quality is again sufficient for the low power module to be used.
摘要:
A multi-Gigahertz, low jitter phase locked loop (PLL) with adjustable gain is disclosed. In one embodiment, properties of a fVCO signal of a PLL can be acquired. Properties can include the occurrences of different types of jitter on the fVCO signal and the lock status of the PLL. A gain control module can control at least a portion of the PLL based on an analysis of the acquired properties. For example, when the loop is locked or when there is loop filter leakage, the gain of a charge pump in the PLL can be reduced. When a charge pump mismatch is detected based on the acquired properties, additional control signals can be provided to the charge pump to correct the mismatch.
摘要:
A slew rate control circuit configured to control a slew rate of driver circuit comprises a clock delay module that receives a half-rate clock signal and that includes a plurality of delay cells configured to generate a plurality of respective delayed clock signals each having a different time delay from one another. A driver module includes a plurality of multiplexers in electrical communication with a respective data cell to receive a corresponding delayed clock signal. The multiplexers are configured to output a respective full-rate data stream in response to the delayed clock signal. The slew driver module further includes an output stage circuit in electrical communication with each multiplexer to combine each full-rate data stream and to generate a final step-wise driving signal that controls the slew rate.
摘要:
A decision feedback equalizer (DFE) slice for a receiver includes a plurality of non-speculative DFE taps; and 3 speculative DFE taps, wherein the 3 speculative DFE taps comprise first and second multiplexer stages, each of the first and second multiplexer stages including 4 comparator latches, each of the 4 comparator latches having a programmable offset; and a multiplexer that receives 4 comparator latch outputs from the 4 comparator latches and outputs a multiplexer stage output, wherein the multiplexer is controlled by previous symbol decisions dn-2 and dn-3; and wherein the 3 speculative taps further comprise a 2:1 decision multiplexer stage that receives the multiplexer stage outputs of the first and second multiplexer stages and is controlled by a previous symbol decision dn-1 to output a slice output signal dn.