Phase locked loop calibration
    1.
    发明授权
    Phase locked loop calibration 有权
    锁相环校准

    公开(公告)号:US08698566B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-15

    申请号:US13252498

    申请日:2011-10-04

    IPC分类号: H03L7/085 H03L7/10 H03B5/12

    摘要: An inductor-capacitor phase locked loop (LCPLL) includes an inductor-capacitor voltage controlled oscillator (LCVCO) that provides an output frequency. A calibration circuit includes two comparators and provides a coarse tune signal to the LCVCO. The two comparators respectively compare the loop filter signal with a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage that is higher than the first reference voltage to supply a first and second comparator output, respectively. The calibration circuit is capable of adjusting the coarse tune signal continuously in voltage values and adjusts the coarse tune signal based on the two comparator outputs. A loop filter provides a loop filter signal to the calibration circuit and a fine tune signal to the LCVCO. A coarse tune frequency range is greater than a fine tune frequency range.

    摘要翻译: 电感 - 电容器锁相环(LCPLL)包括提供输出频率的电感 - 电容压控振荡器(LCVCO)。 校准电路包括两个比较器,并向LCVCO提供粗调信号。 两个比较器分别将环路滤波器信号与第一参考电压和高于第一参考电压的第二参考电压进行比较,以分别提供第一和第二比较器输出。 校准电路能够在电压值中连续调整粗调信号,并根据两个比较器输出调整粗调信号。 环路滤波器向校准电路提供环路滤波器信号,并向LCVCO提供微调信号。 粗调频率范围大于微调频率范围。

    Current-controlled oscillator (CCO) based PLL
    2.
    发明授权
    Current-controlled oscillator (CCO) based PLL 有权
    基于电流控制振荡器(CCO)的PLL

    公开(公告)号:US08432204B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-30

    申请号:US13344637

    申请日:2012-01-06

    IPC分类号: H03L7/06

    CPC分类号: H03L7/102 H03L7/099 H03L7/104

    摘要: A PLL circuit includes a phase frequency detector; a programmable charge pump coupled to an output of the phase frequency detector; a loop filter coupled to an output of the charge pump, the loop filter providing a fine tuning voltage; a first voltage-to-current converter, the first voltage-to-current converter providing a fine tuning current corresponding to the fine tuning voltage; a current-controlled oscillator (CCO); a feedback divider coupled to an output of the CCO and an input of the phase frequency detector; and an analog calibration circuit. The analog calibration circuit provides a coarse adjustment current for coarse adjustments to a frequency pivot point for an oscillator frequency of the CCO, wherein the CCO generates a frequency signal at an output responsive to a summed coarse adjustment and fine tuning current, wherein the frequency pivot point is continuously adjustable.

    摘要翻译: PLL电路包括相位检波器; 耦合到所述相位频率检测器的输出的可编程电荷泵; 耦合到电荷泵的输出的环路滤波器,所述环路滤波器提供微调电压; 第一电压 - 电流转换器,第一电压 - 电流转换器提供对应于微调电压的微调电流; 电流控制振荡器(CCO); 耦合到CCO的输出的反馈分压器和相位频率检测器的输入端; 和模拟校准电路。 模拟校准电路提供用于对CCO的振荡器频率的频率枢转点进行粗调整的粗调电流,其中CCO响应于总和的粗调和微调电流而在输出端产生频率信号,其中频率枢轴 点连续可调。

    Level shifters having diode-connected devices for input-output interfaces
    3.
    发明授权
    Level shifters having diode-connected devices for input-output interfaces 有权
    电平移位器具有用于输入 - 输出接口的二极管连接器件

    公开(公告)号:US08436671B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-07

    申请号:US12859456

    申请日:2010-08-19

    IPC分类号: H03L5/00

    摘要: A level shifter includes an input node, an output node, a pull-up transistor, a pull-down transistor, and at least one diode-connected device coupled between the pull-up transistor and the pull-down transistor. The level shifter is arranged to be coupled to a high power supply voltage, to receive an input signal having a first voltage level at the input node, and to supply an output signal having a second voltage level at the output node. The high power supply voltage is higher than the first voltage level. The at least one diode-connected device allows the output signal to be pulled up to about a first diode voltage drop below the high power supply voltage and/or to be pulled down to about a second diode voltage drop above ground. The first diode voltage drop and the second diode voltage drop are from the at least one diode-connected device.

    摘要翻译: 电平移位器包括输入节点,输出节点,上拉晶体管,下拉晶体管以及耦合在上拉晶体管和下拉晶体管之间的至少一个二极管连接器件。 电平移位器被布置为耦合到高电源电压,以在输入节点处接收具有第一电压电平的输入信号,并且在输出节点处提供具有第二电压电平的输出信号。 高电源电压高于第一电压电平。 所述至少一个二极管连接的装置允许输出信号被上拉到大约低于高电源电压的第一二极管电压降和/或被下拉到大约地面上的第二二极管电压降。 第一二极管电压降和第二二极管压降来自至少一个二极管连接的器件。

    Method and apparatus for feedback-based resistance calibration
    4.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for feedback-based resistance calibration 有权
    用于基于反馈的电阻校准的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09134360B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-15

    申请号:US13547101

    申请日:2012-07-12

    IPC分类号: H03L5/00 G01R31/26

    CPC分类号: G01R31/2621

    摘要: A circuit has a first circuit module including a first resistor and first and second transistors coupled in parallel with the first resistor. The first resistor and the first and second transistors are coupled together at a first node. An equivalent resistance across the first circuit module increases as a voltage of the first node is increased from a first voltage to a second voltage, and the equivalent resistance across the first circuit module decreases as the voltage of the first node is increased from the second voltage to a third voltage.

    摘要翻译: 电路具有包括第一电阻器和与第一电阻器并联耦合的第一和第二晶体管的第一电路模块。 第一电阻器和第一和第二晶体管在第一节点耦合在一起。 当第一节点的电压从第一电压增加到第二电压时,跨第一电路模块的等效电阻增加,并且第一电路模块上的等效电阻随着第一节点的电压从第二电压增加而减小 到第三电压。

    Drivers having T-coil structures
    5.
    发明授权
    Drivers having T-coil structures 有权
    驱动器具有T型线圈结构

    公开(公告)号:US08896352B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-11-25

    申请号:US13278742

    申请日:2011-10-21

    IPC分类号: H03K3/00

    摘要: A driver includes a first driver stage having at least one input node and at least one first output node. The first driver stage includes a T-coil structure that is disposed adjacent to the at least one first output node. The T-coil structure includes a first set of inductors each being operable to provide a first inductance. A second set of inductors are electrically coupled with the first set of inductors in a parallel fashion. The second set of inductors each are operable to provide a second inductance. A second driver stage is electrically coupled with the first driver stage.

    摘要翻译: 驱动器包括具有至少一个输入节点和至少一个第一输出节点的第一驱动器级。 第一驱动级包括邻近于至少一个第一输出节点设置的T型线圈结构。 T型线圈结构包括第一组电感器,每个电感器可操作以提供第一电感。 第二组电感器以并行方式与第一组电感器电耦合。 第二组电感器可操作以提供第二电感。 第二驱动级与第一驱动器级电耦合。

    Phase interpolator for clock data recovery circuit with active wave shaping integrators
    6.
    发明授权
    Phase interpolator for clock data recovery circuit with active wave shaping integrators 有权
    具有有源波形整形器的时钟数据恢复电路的相位内插器

    公开(公告)号:US08873689B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-28

    申请号:US13564758

    申请日:2012-08-02

    IPC分类号: H04L7/00

    摘要: A phase interpolator for a CDR circuit produces an output clock having level transitions between the level transitions on two input clocks. The input clocks drive cross-coupled differential amplifiers with an output that can be varied in phase by variable current throttling or steering, according to an input control value. The differential amplifiers produce an output signal with a transition spanning a time between the start of a transition on the leading input clock up to the end of the transition on the lagging input clock. The output clock is linear so long as the transitions on the two input clocks overlap. Active integrators each having an amplifier with a series resistance and capacitive feedback path are coupled to each input to the cross-coupled differential amplifiers, which enhances overlap of the input clock rise times and improves the linearity of the interpolated output signal.

    摘要翻译: 用于CDR电路的相位插值器产生具有在两个输入时钟上的电平转换之间的电平转换的输出时钟。 输入时钟驱动交叉耦合差分放大器,输出可根据输入控制值通过可变电流节流或转向相位变化。 差分放大器产生一个输出信号,该输出信号跨越在引导输入时钟之间的转换开始到延迟输入时钟转换结束之间的时间。 输出时钟是线性的,只要两个输入时钟的转换重叠即可。 每个具有串联电阻和电容反馈路径的放大器的积分器耦合到交叉耦合差分放大器的每个输入,这增强了输入时钟上升时间的重叠,并提高了内插输出信号的线性度。

    Decision feedback equalizer
    8.
    发明授权
    Decision feedback equalizer 有权
    决策反馈均衡器

    公开(公告)号:US08862951B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-14

    申请号:US13528877

    申请日:2012-06-21

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00 H04L27/01

    摘要: A circuit includes a summation circuit for receiving an input data signal and a feedback signal including a previous data bit. The summation circuit is configured to output a conditioned input data signal to a clock and data recovery circuit. A first flip-flop is coupled to an output of the summation circuit and is configured to receive a first set of bits of the conditioned input data signal and a first clock signal having a frequency that is less than a frequency at which the input data signal is received by the first summation circuit. A second flip-flop is coupled to the output of the summation circuit and is configured to receive a second set of bits of the conditioned input data signal and a second clock signal having a frequency that is less than the frequency at which the input data signal is received by the first summation circuit.

    摘要翻译: 电路包括用于接收输入数据信号和包括先前数据位的反馈信号的求和电路。 求和电路被配置为将调节的输入数据信号输出到时钟和数据恢复电路。 第一触发器耦合到求和电路的输出,并且被配置为接收经调节的输入数据信号的第一比特组和具有小于输入数据信号的频率的频率的第一时钟信号 由第一求和电路接收。 第二触发器耦合到求和电路的输出,并且被配置为接收经调节的输入数据信号的第二组比特和具有小于输入数据信号的频率的频率的第二时钟信号 由第一求和电路接收。