Method and apparatus for synchronizing clock signals in a multiple die
circuit including a stop clock feature
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for synchronizing clock signals in a multiple die circuit including a stop clock feature 失效
    用于在包括停止时钟特征的多芯片电路中同步时钟信号的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5706485A

    公开(公告)日:1998-01-06

    申请号:US536195

    申请日:1995-09-29

    CPC分类号: G06F1/10 H03K5/15066 H03L7/00

    摘要: A circuit contains a microprocessor die, containing a microprocessor, and a cache memory die, containing a cache memory, for operation in conjunction with the microprocessor. A microprocessor clock and a cache memory clock are generated for operation of the microprocessor and the cache memory, respectively. The microprocessor and cache memory clocks are generated on the microprocessor die, and the cache memory clock is transmitted to the cache memory die. In order to transmit data between the microprocessor die and the cache memory die, clock cycles are designated. The microprocessor clock and the cache memory clock are synchronized to the clock cycles including compensation for the propagation delay between the two dies. The microprocessor includes a stop clock function which halts the cache memory clock and the microprocessor clock on the same clock cycle so that data integrity, in both the microprocessor and cache memory, are maintained. In order to provide functional operation over a range of clock cycle frequencies, the data, from cache memory die, becomes valid on the falling edge of the cache clock signal, and is subsequently sampled, in the same clock cycle, on the rising edge of the microprocessor clock.

    摘要翻译: 电路包含微处理器管芯,其中包含微处理器和高速缓冲存储器管芯,其包含用于与微处理器结合操作的高速缓冲存储器。 生成微处理器时钟和高速缓冲存储器时钟用于微处理器和高速缓冲存储器的操作。 微处理器和高速缓冲存储器时钟在微处理器管芯上产生,高速缓存存储器时钟被传送到高速缓存存储器管芯。 为了在微处理器管芯和高速缓冲存储器管芯之间传送数据,指定时钟周期。 微处理器时钟和高速缓冲存储器时钟与时钟周期同步,包括两个管芯之间的传播延迟的补偿。 微处理器包括停止时钟功能,该功能在相同的时钟周期中停止高速缓冲存储器时钟和微处理器时钟,从而保持微处理器和高速缓存中的数据完整性。 为了在一系列时钟周期频率上提供功能操作,来自高速缓存存储器管芯的数据在高速缓存时钟信号的下降沿变为有效,随后在相同的时钟周期中在 微处理器时钟。

    PLL with controlled VCO bias
    3.
    发明申请
    PLL with controlled VCO bias 有权
    具有受控VCO偏置的PLL

    公开(公告)号:US20070046343A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-01

    申请号:US11218207

    申请日:2005-08-31

    IPC分类号: H03L7/06

    摘要: In some embodiments, a PLL with an output to provide a PLL output clock at a target frequency is provided. The PLL comprises a VCO to generate a clock to be used to generate the PLL output clock. Also provided is circuitry to maintain the VCO's bias level at a sufficient level if it is insufficient. Other embodiments may be disclosed herein.

    摘要翻译: 在一些实施例中,提供具有输出以提供目标频率的PLL输出时钟的PLL。 PLL包括VCO以产生要用于产生PLL输出时钟的时钟。 还提供了如果不足够将VCO的偏置电平维持在足够的电平的电路。 本文可以公开其它实施例。

    Adaptive frequency clock generation system
    5.
    发明申请
    Adaptive frequency clock generation system 失效
    自适应频率时钟发生系统

    公开(公告)号:US20050218955A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-06

    申请号:US10813551

    申请日:2004-03-31

    IPC分类号: H03B5/00 H03L7/093 H03L7/22

    CPC分类号: H03L7/093 H03L7/22

    摘要: A clock generating apparatus is provided that includes a first phase lock loop device powered by an analog (or fixed) power supply voltage and a second phase lock loop device powered by the analog power supply voltage and a digital power supply voltage. The second phase lock loop device to output a clock signal having an adaptive frequency based on the digital power supply voltage.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种时钟发生装置,其包括由模拟(或固定)电源电压供电的第一锁相环装置和由模拟电源电压和数字电源电压供电的第二锁相环装置。 第二锁相环装置,用于基于数字电源电压输出具有自适应频率的时钟信号。

    Method and apparatus for power consumption reduction
    6.
    发明申请
    Method and apparatus for power consumption reduction 失效
    降低功耗的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20060259890A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-11-16

    申请号:US11486030

    申请日:2006-07-14

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    CPC分类号: G06F17/5045

    摘要: A method and chip design are provided for reducing power consumption. A first functional block having a phase logic circuit may be provided in a first area of a chip. A second functional block having an edge-triggered circuit may be provided in a second area of the chip. Edge-triggered circuits within the second functional block may be replaced with dual edge-triggered circuits. Phase logic circuits may be clocked by a full frequency clock signal and dual edge-triggered circuits may be clocked by a half-frequency clock signal.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种降低功耗的方法和芯片设计。 具有相位逻辑电路的第一功能块可以设置在芯片的第一区域中。 具有边缘触发电路的第二功能块可以设置在芯片的第二区域中。 第二功能块内的边沿触发电路可以用双边沿触发电路代替。 相位逻辑电路可以由全频时钟信号来计时,并且双边沿触发电路可以由半频时钟信号来计时。

    Method for power consumption reduction
    7.
    发明授权
    Method for power consumption reduction 有权
    降低功耗的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07096433B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-08-22

    申请号:US10703562

    申请日:2003-11-10

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    CPC分类号: G06F17/5045

    摘要: A method and chip design are provided for reducing power consumption. A first functional block having a phase logic circuit may be provided in a first area of a chip. A second functional block having an edge-triggered circuit may be provided in a second area of the chip. Edge-triggered circuits within the second functional block may be replaced with dual edge-triggered circuits. Phase logic circuits may be clocked by a full frequency clock signal and dual edge-triggered circuits may be clocked by a half-frequency clock signal.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种降低功耗的方法和芯片设计。 具有相位逻辑电路的第一功能块可以设置在芯片的第一区域中。 具有边缘触发电路的第二功能块可以设置在芯片的第二区域中。 第二功能块内的边沿触发电路可以用双边沿触发电路代替。 相位逻辑电路可以由全频时钟信号来计时,并且双边沿触发电路可以由半频时钟信号来计时。

    Digital clock skew detection and phase alignment
    8.
    发明授权
    Digital clock skew detection and phase alignment 有权
    数字时钟偏移检测和相位对准

    公开(公告)号:US06622255B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-09-16

    申请号:US09660808

    申请日:2000-09-13

    IPC分类号: G06F112

    摘要: A skew measure circuit, an exclusion circuit, and an up/down counter are connected to form a skew detection circuit. The skew measure circuit asserts a first output signal if a first input clock leads a second input clock, and asserts a second output signal if the second clock leads the first clock. The exclusion circuit provides first and second digital pulse signals that represent the outputs of the skew measure circuit. The exclusion circuit also prevents the states of these pulse signals from changing, so long as the skew measure circuit is experiencing metastability. The up/down counter's count is incremented in response to the first pulse signal and decremented in response to the other pulse signal.

    摘要翻译: 连接偏斜测量电路,排除电路和升降计数器以形成偏斜检测电路。 如果第一输入时钟引导第二输入时钟,则偏斜测量电路确定第一输出信号,并且如果第二时钟引导第一时钟,则断言第二输出信号。 排除电路提供表示偏斜测量电路的输出的第一和第二数字脉冲信号。 只要偏差测量电路正在经历亚稳态,排除电路也可以防止这些脉冲信号的状态改变。 升/减计数器的计数响应于第一脉冲信号而增加,并响应于另一个脉冲信号递减。

    Apparatus for power consumption reduction
    9.
    发明授权
    Apparatus for power consumption reduction 失效
    降低功耗的设备

    公开(公告)号:US07562316B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-14

    申请号:US11486030

    申请日:2006-07-14

    IPC分类号: G06F17/50

    CPC分类号: G06F17/5045

    摘要: A method and chip design are provided for reducing power consumption. A first functional block having a phase logic circuit may be provided in a first area of a chip. A second functional block having an edge-triggered circuit may be provided in a second area of the chip. Edge-triggered circuits within the second functional block may be replaced with dual edge-triggered circuits. Phase logic circuits may be clocked by a full frequency clock signal and dual edge-triggered circuits may be clocked by a half-frequency clock signal.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种降低功耗的方法和芯片设计。 具有相位逻辑电路的第一功能块可以设置在芯片的第一区域中。 具有边缘触发电路的第二功能块可以设置在芯片的第二区域中。 第二功能块内的边沿触发电路可以用双边沿触发电路代替。 相位逻辑电路可以由全频时钟信号来计时,并且双边沿触发电路可以由半频时钟信号来计时。