摘要:
A process and apparatus for sampling a serial digital signal (D), which includes phasing of the digital signal with a clock signal (C) and sampling the digital signal at delayed instants (Si), wherein the phasing is carried out in reference to the sampling instants. The phasing includes determining phasing test instants (Pi) which refer to the sampling instants (Si) to verify whether transitions of the digital signal are leading or lagging in phase relative to the phasing test instants. The determination of the phasing test instants is achieved by adding to each sampling instant (Si) a delay Y=kR/2, in which k is a positive whole odd number other than zero and R designates a pulse repetition period of the bits of the digital signal (D). The invention has particular utility in data processing and remote data processing systems, and to telecommunication systems.
摘要:
An integrated circuit (IC) includes a device (10) that adapts the impedance to the characteristic impedance (Zc) of transmission lines (13) each connecting a transmitter (11) to a receiver (12). Two adaptation blocks (14, 15) reproduce the respective structures of the transmitters (11) and receivers (12) and their impedance is adapted by a reference resistor (Rr). A closed loop control device (Len, Lep, Lrn, Lrp) reproduces the adaptation conditions in the transmitters (11) and receivers (12) respectively.
摘要:
The gates (11) of the exclusive OR type having two inputs (A, B) are disposed in tree structure in successive layers of an integrated circuit beginning with an input layer which receives the input signals of the tree. The output of each gate is connected to an input of a gate in the adjacent layer. Each gate includes two cells (11a, 11b) that switch substantially simultaneously in response to two respective complementary signals (A, NA; B, NB) from one of the two inputs and that supply respective output signals that are representative of the complementary functions (XOR, NXOR) of the exclusive OR type. This makes it possible to obtain propagation times that are perfectly equal whatever the active input of the tree or the edge to be propagation times that are perfectly equal whatever the active input of the tree or the edge to be propagated may be.
摘要:
Disclosed is a device for the conversion of a series signal received in the form of a low-amplitude, high-frequency differential signal into n parallel signals. The device uses a scheme derived from that of a static memory cell as a sample-and-hold unit and amplifier. The device continues to perform well when the differential signal comprises noise in common mode.
摘要:
An integrated circuit comprises at least one differential input stage. The differential input stage includes an input circuit and a shaping circuit. The input circuit comprises a first portion and a second portion for providing two pairs of differential signals. The propagation times of the first and second circuit portions are preferably substantially identical. The shaping circuit differentiates each of the two pairs of differential signals and combines them to obtain a single binary type of signal.
摘要:
A variable delay circuit including a fixed delay circuit (D1) furnishing a signal (e.sub.1) that is delayed with respect to the input signal (e.sub.0). A combination circuit (C) furnishes a combination signal (f.sub.K) resulting from the superposition, with weighting and an integral effect of the input (e.sub.0) and delayed (e.sub.1) signals. The assembly is dimensioned such that the fixed delay (T) is less than the transition time that the combination signal (f.sub.K) has when only the input signal (e.sub.0) is applied.
摘要:
A testing device for testing dynamic characteristics of an electronic circuit using serial transmissions. The circuit includes a multiplexing device and a demultiplexing device for implementing a serial link in the component or circuit. The testing device includes a transmitter for transmitting binary signals to the multiplexing device, a receiver for receiving binary signals from the demultiplexing device, and a link for selectively providing a coupling between the transmitter and the receiver. Additionally, a clock generator delivers a first clock signal to the transmitter and a second clock signal, which has a different frequency than the first clock signal, to the receiver. In one preferred embodiment, the clock generator includes a single programmable-frequency oscillator and a variable delay circuit. The programmable-frequency oscillator delivers the first clock signal and the variable delay circuit delays the first clock signal to deliver the second clock signal. The testing device can be used with circuits operating at frequencies in the range of 100 MHz. A method of testing dynamic characteristics of an electronic circuit using a testing device is also provided.
摘要:
An Exclusive-OR logic gate with four two-by-two complementary inputs and two complementary outputs. The structure of this Exclusive-Or gate is said to be symmetrical in that the gate has a propagation time that is identical whichever of the two pairs of complementary inputs is switched over, whatever the nature of the transition at output and whatever the logic state of the pair of inputs that do not switch over. The disclosed device enables a further reduction in the differences in the time taken for the propagation of the signal edges through the gate by eliminating the floating character of certain nodes. It also relates to a frequency multiplier comprising a tree of Exclusive-Or gates such as this.
摘要:
A circuit for receiving digital data arriving in series comprising a circuit for generating a reference dock and a circuit for oversampling the received data memorizing the samples sampled at the rate of several clocks phase-shifted with respect to the reference clock, the oversampling circuit comprising means for selecting and providing as output data samples representative of the received data and, further, a detection circuit identifying the variations of the phase shift between the reference clock edges and the transitions of the received data by analyzing the memorized samples, the detection circuit controlling a frequency variation of the reference dock when the phase shift variations repeat over several sampling cycles.
摘要:
The digital data transmission is of the type including the addition of clock and synchronizing information to the data to constitute the transmission signal, and the determination of the transmission speed from this received information. According to the invention, this information, in the transmission signal, comprises a synchronizing edge (SYNC) added to each group of N data bits (D0-D7, OP), and the determination of the transmission speed comprises producing N clock signals (CL0-CL9) from identical successive delays (480-489) of a synchronizing edge detected.