Data receiver with a programmable reference voltage to optimize timing jitter
    1.
    发明授权
    Data receiver with a programmable reference voltage to optimize timing jitter 失效
    具有可编程参考电压的数据接收器,以优化定时抖动

    公开(公告)号:US07230449B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-06-12

    申请号:US11055805

    申请日:2005-02-11

    IPC分类号: H03K17/16 H04B3/00 H04L25/00

    摘要: Pseudo-differential drivers and receivers are used to communicate data signals between two or more IC chips. The data paths are aligned using programmable delay circuitry to de-skew each data path. A programmable reference generator is used to generate a reference voltage used by one or a group of receivers to detect the data signals. The reference voltage is adjustable using coarse as well as fine digitally controlled voltage increments. Test signals are sent from the driver to the receiver and the reference voltage is varied over its adjustable range using the coarse and fine adjustment controls while circuitry determines a measure of the detection timing jitter on successive transitions of the test signal. The operational value of the reference voltage is set to the value where the detection timing jitter is determined to be a minimum.

    摘要翻译: 伪差分驱动器和接收器用于在两个或更多个IC芯片之间传送数据信号。 使用可编程延迟电路对数据路径进行对齐,以使每个数据路径发生偏移。 可编程参考发生器用于产生一个或一组接收机使用的参考电压,以检测数据信号。 参考电压可以使用粗调以及精细的数字控制电压增量进行调节。 测试信号从驱动器发送到接收器,并且参考电压在其可调节范围内使用粗略和精细调节控制来改变,而电路确定测试信号的连续转换时的检测定时抖动的量度。 将参考电压的操作值设定为检测定时抖动确定为最小的值。

    Enhanced microprocessor interconnect with bit shadowing
    2.
    发明授权
    Enhanced microprocessor interconnect with bit shadowing 有权
    增强的微处理器互连与位阴影

    公开(公告)号:US08082475B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-20

    申请号:US12165848

    申请日:2008-07-01

    IPC分类号: G06F11/14 G06F11/30

    摘要: Shadow selection logic is used 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. In addition shadow compare logic is used 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: 阴影选择逻辑用于选择驱动程序位位置作为阴影驱动程序值,线路驱动程序可以在总线的单独链路段上传输所选驱动程序位位置和阴影驱动程序值的数据。 此外,阴影比较逻辑用于将选定的接收值与来自总线的阴影接收值进行比较,并根据比较不匹配识别错误比较,并且阴影计数器计数误差相对于总线错误率的速率 经过一段时间。 响应于在总线错误率的预定义阈值内的错误比较的速率来识别有缺陷的链路段。

    DYNAMIC SEGMENT SPARING AND REPAIR IN A MEMORY SYSTEM
    3.
    发明申请
    DYNAMIC SEGMENT SPARING AND REPAIR IN A MEMORY SYSTEM 失效
    动态部分在记忆系统中的分配和修复

    公开(公告)号:US20100005202A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-07

    申请号:US12165809

    申请日:2008-07-01

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    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 。

    ENHANCED MICROPROCESSOR INTERCONNECT WITH BIT SHADOWING
    4.
    发明申请
    ENHANCED MICROPROCESSOR INTERCONNECT WITH BIT SHADOWING 有权
    增强微处理器互连与位冲洗

    公开(公告)号:US20100005349A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-07

    申请号:US12165848

    申请日:2008-07-01

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    摘要: A processing device, processing system, method, and design structure for an enhanced microprocessor interconnect with bit shadowing are provided. The processing 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 processing 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: 提供了一种用于具有位阴影的增强型微处理器互连的处理装置,处理系统,方法和设计结构。 处理装置包括阴影选择逻辑以选择驱动器位位置作为阴影驱动器值,以及线驱动器,用于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。 处理装置还包括阴影比较逻辑,以将所选接收值与来自总线的阴影接收值进行比较,并根据比较不匹配识别错误比较,并且阴影计数器计数误差相对于总线误差的速率 率一段时间。 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。

    Self-healing chip-to-chip interface
    5.
    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
    6.
    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 。

    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。

    Elastic interface de-skew mechanism
    8.
    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。

    MICROPROCESSOR INTERFACE WITH DYNAMIC SEGMENT SPARING AND REPAIR
    9.
    发明申请
    MICROPROCESSOR INTERFACE WITH DYNAMIC SEGMENT SPARING AND REPAIR 审中-公开
    微处理器接口与动态分段交换和修复

    公开(公告)号:US20100005335A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-07

    申请号:US12165858

    申请日:2008-07-01

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00 G06F13/40

    CPC分类号: G06F11/2007

    摘要: A processing device, system, method, and design structure for providing a microprocessor interface with dynamic segment sparing and repair. The processing 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: 一种处理设备,系统,方法和设计结构,用于提供具有动态段保存和修复的微处理器接口。 处理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 。

    Dynamic recalibration mechanism for elastic interface
    10.
    发明授权
    Dynamic recalibration mechanism for elastic interface 失效
    弹性界面的动态重新校准机制

    公开(公告)号:US07440531B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-21

    申请号:US11055865

    申请日:2005-02-11

    IPC分类号: H04L25/00

    摘要: A method and apparatus for de-skewing and aligning digital data received over an elastic interface bus is disclosed. Upon receiving the data, it is sent through a programmable delay line. While in the programmable delay line, the data is sampled at three points within the data's eye pattern. The three sampling points are dynamically adjusted to maximize coverage of the data's eye pattern. During the adjustment of the sampling points to optimally cover the data's eye pattern, delayed data is sampled from an alternate sampler to prevent sampling from the functional sampler while the delay in the primary sampler is adjusted. Sampling from the alternate sampler while changing the sampling points of the functional sampler serves to reduce glitches that may occur by sampling the functional sampler while its sampling parameters are changed. The method and apparatus allow for alternate eye tracking and wrap around eye tracking.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于使在弹性接口总线上接收的数字数据去偏斜和对准的方法和装置。 在接收到数据后,通过可编程延迟线发送。 在可编程延迟线中,数据在数据眼图中的三个点进行采样。 动态调整三个采样点,以最大化数据眼图的覆盖范围。 在调整采样点以最佳地覆盖数据的眼图时,延迟数据从备用采样器采样,以防止在采样器中的延迟调整时从功能采样器采样。 在更换功能采样器的采样点时,从备用采样器进行采样可以减少在采样参数变化时采样功能采样器可能发生的毛刺。 所述方法和装置允许替代眼睛跟踪并包裹眼睛跟踪。