Method and arrangements for link power reduction
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and arrangements for link power reduction 有权
    链路功率降低的方法和布置

    公开(公告)号:US08130887B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-06

    申请号:US12124106

    申请日:2008-05-20

    IPC分类号: H04L7/00

    摘要: Methods and arrangements to determine phase adjustments for a sampling clock of a clock and data recovery (CDR) loop based upon subsets of data samples, or values, derived from an incoming data signal are disclosed. In particular, embodiments extend the CDR loop by slowing the clock rate with respect to the sampling clock. For instance, the slower clock rate may be implemented by dividing the frequency of the sampling clock by a number such as 128, slowing a sampling clock frequency designed to handle multiple gigabits per second (Gbps) to a frequency of less than one kilohertz (Khz). In addition to the reduced power consumption realized by operating at a lower frequency, the slower clock rate allows components of the CDR loop circuitry to operate a lower operating voltage reducing power consumption by the CDR loop even more.

    摘要翻译: 公开了基于从输入数据信号导出的数据样本子集或值的确定时钟和数据恢复(CDR)循环的采样时钟的相位调整的方法和装置。 具体地,实施例通过相对于采样时钟减慢时钟速率来扩展CDR环路。 例如,较慢的时钟速率可以通过将采样时钟的频率除以诸如128的数字来实现,将被设计为处理多吉比特每秒(Gbps)的采样时钟频率减慢到小于1千赫兹的频率(Khz )。 除了通过以较低频率操作实现的降低的功耗之外,较慢的时钟速率允许CDR环路电路的组件操作较低的工作电压,从而降低CDR环路的功耗。

    Unified digital architecture
    2.
    发明授权
    Unified digital architecture 失效
    统一数字架构

    公开(公告)号:US06970529B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-11-29

    申请号:US09996113

    申请日:2001-11-28

    摘要: A unified, unidirectional serial link is described for providing data across wired media, such as a chip-to chip or a card-to-card interconnect. It consists of a transmit section and a receive section that are operated as pairs to allow the serial data communication. The serial link is implemented as part of a VLSI ASIC module and derives its power, data and clocking requirements from the host modules. The logic transmitter portion contains a phase locked loop (PLL), a dibit data register, a finite impulse response (FIR) filter and a transmit data register. The phase locked loop comprises both a digital coarse loop and an analog fine loop. The digital receiver portion contains a PLL, an FIR phase rotator, a phase rotator control state machine, and a clock buffer. The transmitter and the receiver each preferably utilize a pseudo-random bit stream (PRBS) generator and checker.

    摘要翻译: 描述了统一的单向串行链路,用于通过诸如芯片到芯片或卡到卡互连的有线介质提供数据。 它由一个传输部分和一个接收部分组成,它们被成对地运行以允许串行数据通信。 串行链路作为VLSI ASIC模块的一部分实现,并从主机模块中获得其功率,数据和时钟要求。 逻辑发送器部分包含锁相环(PLL),双位数据寄存器,有限脉冲响应(FIR)滤波器和发送数据寄存器。 锁相环包括数字粗回路和模拟精密回路。 数字接收机部分包含PLL,FIR相位旋转器,相位旋转器控制状态机和时钟缓冲器。 发射机和接收机各自优选地利用伪随机比特流(PRBS)生成器和检查器。

    Method and Arrangements for Link Power Reduction
    3.
    发明申请
    Method and Arrangements for Link Power Reduction 有权
    链路功率降低的方法和布置

    公开(公告)号:US20080285695A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-20

    申请号:US12124106

    申请日:2008-05-20

    IPC分类号: H04L7/00

    摘要: Methods and arrangements to determine phase adjustments for a sampling clock of a clock and data recovery (CDR) loop based upon subsets of data samples, or values, derived from an incoming data signal are disclosed. In particular, embodiments extend the CDR loop by slowing the clock rate with respect to the sampling clock. For instance, the slower clock rate may be implemented by dividing the frequency of the sampling clock by a number such as 128, slowing a sampling clock frequency designed to handle multiple gigabits per second (Gbps) to a frequency of less than one kilohertz (Khz). In addition to the reduced power consumption realized by operating at a lower frequency, the slower clock rate allows components of the CDR loop circuitry to operate a lower operating voltage reducing power consumption by the CDR loop even more.

    摘要翻译: 公开了基于从输入数据信号导出的数据样本子集或值的确定时钟和数据恢复(CDR)循环的采样时钟的相位调整的方法和装置。 具体地,实施例通过相对于采样时钟减慢时钟速率来扩展CDR环路。 例如,较慢的时钟速率可以通过将采样时钟的频率除以诸如128的数字来实现,将被设计为处理多吉比特每秒(Gbps)的采样时钟频率减慢到小于1千赫兹的频率(Khz )。 除了通过以较低频率操作实现的降低的功耗之外,较慢的时钟速率允许CDR环路电路的组件操作较低的工作电压,从而降低CDR环路的功耗。

    Methods and arrangements for link power reduction
    4.
    发明授权
    Methods and arrangements for link power reduction 有权
    链路功率降低的方法和布置

    公开(公告)号:US07397876B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-08

    申请号:US10915790

    申请日:2004-08-11

    IPC分类号: H04L7/00 H04L7/02

    摘要: Methods and arrangements to determine phase adjustments for a sampling clock of a clock and data recovery (CDR) loop based upon subsets of data samples, or values, derived from an incoming data signal are disclosed. In particular, embodiments extend the CDR loop by slowing the clock rate with respect to the sampling clock. For instance, the slower clock rate may be implemented by dividing the frequency of the sampling clock by a number such as 128, slowing a sampling clock frequency designed to handle multiple gigabits per second (Gbps) to a frequency of less than one kilohertz (Khz). In addition to the reduced power consumption realized by operating at a lower frequency, the slower clock rate allows components of the CDR loop circuitry to operate a lower operating voltage reducing power consumption by the CDR loop even more.

    摘要翻译: 公开了基于从输入数据信号导出的数据样本子集或值的确定时钟和数据恢复(CDR)循环的采样时钟的相位调整的方法和装置。 具体地,实施例通过相对于采样时钟减慢时钟速率来扩展CDR环路。 例如,较慢的时钟速率可以通过将采样时钟的频率除以诸如128的数字来实现,将被设计为处理多吉比特每秒(Gbps)的采样时钟频率减慢到小于1千赫兹的频率(Khz )。 除了通过以较低频率操作实现的降低的功耗之外,较慢的时钟速率允许CDR环路电路的组件操作较低的工作电压,从而降低CDR环路的功耗。

    Unified digital architecture
    5.
    发明授权
    Unified digital architecture 失效
    统一数字架构

    公开(公告)号:US07646839B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-12

    申请号:US11249851

    申请日:2005-10-13

    IPC分类号: H03D3/24

    摘要: A unified, unidirectional serial link is described for providing data across wired media, such as a chip-to chip or a card-to-card interconnect. It consists of a transmit section and a receive section that are operated as pairs to allow the serial data communication. The serial link is implemented as part of a VLSI ASIC module and derives its power, data and clocking requirements from the host modules. The logic transmitter portion contains a phase locked loop (PLL), a dibit data register, a finite impulse response (FIR) filter and a transmit data register. The phase locked loop comprises both a digital coarse loop and an analog fine loop. The digital receiver portion contains a PLL, an FIR phase rotator, a phase rotator control state machine, and a clock buffer. The transmitter and the receiver each preferably utilize a pseudo-random bit stream (PRBS) generator and checker.

    摘要翻译: 描述了统一的单向串行链路,用于通过诸如芯片到芯片或卡到卡互连的有线介质提供数据。 它由一个传输部分和一个接收部分组成,它们被成对地运行以允许串行数据通信。 串行链路作为VLSI ASIC模块的一部分实现,并从主机模块中获得其功率,数据和时钟要求。 逻辑发送器部分包含锁相环(PLL),双位数据寄存器,有限脉冲响应(FIR)滤波器和发送数据寄存器。 锁相环包括数字粗回路和模拟精密回路。 数字接收机部分包含PLL,FIR相位旋转器,相位旋转器控制状态机和时钟缓冲器。 发射机和接收机各自优选地利用伪随机比特流(PRBS)生成器和检查器。

    Architecture for advanced serial link between two cards

    公开(公告)号:US07082484B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-25

    申请号:US09996091

    申请日:2001-11-28

    IPC分类号: G06F13/42 G06F13/12 G06F13/38

    CPC分类号: G06F13/423

    摘要: A global architecture for a serial link connection between two cards which must transmit data across wired media is provided. The architecture comprises a transmitter portion and a receiver portion. The transmitter portion includes a structure and circuitry to take digital bits from a first bit register, such as for example, an eight-bit register or a ten-bit register, and convert these bits into serial analog transmission to the receiver portion. The receiver portion includes a structure and circuitry to sample the analog transmission of the original digital bits and reconvert the analog serial signal of the digital bits corresponding to the original digital bits and store them in a second bit register comparable to the data stored in the original register from which they were selected.

    Apparatus and method for oversampling with evenly spaced samples

    公开(公告)号:US06999544B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-14

    申请号:US09997587

    申请日:2001-11-28

    IPC分类号: H04L7/04

    CPC分类号: H04L7/0337 H03L7/06

    摘要: The architecture and the method of operation of a receiver core are described. The core performs clock and data recovery on an incoming serial data stream transmitted across a wired media, such as a chip-to-chip or card-to-card interconnect. The bit error rate and accuracy of the recovery are optimized without centering of oversampling. Further, random errors due to edge mis-tracking are minimized. The receiver utilizes a phase rotator to detect the edge position of the bits of the data stream, select the optimum data sample and generate early and late signals if the detected edge is not in the expected position. A phase locked loop provides a frequency source for the phase rotator. At least three evenly spaced samples are detected for each bit. A sample processing algorithm, preferably an adaptive behavior algorithm, is used for centering the bit edge between two of the samples.

    Altering power consumption in communication links based on measured noise
    10.
    发明授权
    Altering power consumption in communication links based on measured noise 有权
    基于测量的噪声改变通信链路的功耗

    公开(公告)号:US07418032B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-26

    申请号:US11079952

    申请日:2005-03-15

    IPC分类号: H04Q1/20

    摘要: A method, circuit and system for altering the power consumption in communication links. A type of noise and an amount of jitter in a signal transmitted across a communication link is measured. Upon determining the contribution of the measured noise to the measured jitter in the signal, the measured noise is classified based on such contribution and the intensity of the measured jitter. The power consumption in a component(s) of the communication link may be adjusted based on the classification of the measured noise. For example, if the measured noise is classified as being a low amount of noise, then the power consumption of the component(s) may be reduced such as by lowering the voltage of the power supply and/or reducing the complexity of the circuitry. By reducing the power consumption when the communication link is not subject to the worst-case condition, a savings in power consumption may be made.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于改变通信链路功耗的方法,电路和系统。 测量通过通信链路传输的信号中的噪声类型和抖动量。 在确定测量的噪声对信号中测得的抖动的贡献时,测量的噪声基于这样的贡献和所测量的抖动的强度进行分类。 可以基于测量的噪声的分类来调整通信链路的组件中的功率消耗。 例如,如果测量的噪声被分类为低的噪声量,则可以减少部件的功率消耗,例如通过降低电源的电压和/或降低电路的复杂性。 当通信链路不受最坏情况的影响时,通过降低功耗,可以节省功耗。