Calibration of skew between clock phases

    公开(公告)号:US11416021B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-16

    申请号:US17245711

    申请日:2021-04-30

    Abstract: A first logic gate has a first input coupled to a first circuit input or a second circuit input, a second input selectively coupled to a third circuit input or a fourth circuit input, and a first output. The first output has a signal with a duty cycle that is a function of a phase difference between a first signal on the first input and a second signal on the second input. A second logic gate has a third input coupled to the third circuit input or the fourth circuit input, a fourth input coupled to the second circuit input or the fourth circuit input, and a second output. The second output has a signal with a duty cycle that is a function of a phase difference between a third signal on the third input and a fourth signal on the fourth input.

    Top plate sampling circuit including input-dependent dual clock boost circuits

    公开(公告)号:US10439628B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-08

    申请号:US16104978

    申请日:2018-08-20

    Abstract: In some examples, a system includes a first transistor comprising a first source terminal coupled to a first input terminal, a first drain terminal coupled to a first top plate sampling capacitor, and a first gate terminal. The system also includes a first input-dependent dual clock boost circuit coupled to the first input terminal via a first boost circuit input and to the first gate terminal via a first boost circuit output. The system further includes a second transistor comprising a second source terminal coupled to a second input terminal, a second drain terminal coupled to a second top plate sampling capacitor, and a second gate terminal. The system also includes a second input-dependent dual clock boost circuit coupled to the second input terminal via a second boost circuit input and to the second gate terminal of the second transistor via a second boost circuit output.

    METHODS AND APPARATUS TO REDUCE RETIMER LATENCY AND JITTER

    公开(公告)号:US20240259175A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-01

    申请号:US18629247

    申请日:2024-04-08

    CPC classification number: H04L7/0008

    Abstract: An example system includes: interleaving circuitry including a data input, a plurality of data outputs, and a plurality of clock inputs, the data input coupled to the received data input and each of the plurality of clock inputs coupled to one of the plurality of receiver clock outputs; and handoff circuitry coupled to the interleaving circuitry, the handoff circuitry including: comparison circuitry coupled to the clock generation circuitry and configured to compare the plurality of receiver clocks to the transmission clock; clock configuration circuitry coupled to the comparison circuitry and configured to select one of the plurality of receiver clocks based on the comparison circuitry; and a plurality of flip-flops coupled to the clock configuration circuitry and configured to convert the plurality of data outputs from the plurality of receiver clocks to the transmission clock to generate a plurality of transmission data streams based on the one of the plurality of receiver clocks selected by the clock configuration circuitry.

    RETIMER WITH SLICER LEVEL ADJUSTMENT
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240030926A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-25

    申请号:US17873129

    申请日:2022-07-25

    CPC classification number: H03L7/085 H03L7/083 H03L7/1072 H03L7/0807

    Abstract: In described examples, a retimer includes a reference voltage generator, first, second, third, and fourth comparators, a hit sensor, a window results comparison circuit, and a window control circuit. First inputs of the first, second, third, and fourth comparators receive samples of a data stream. First, second, third, and fourth outputs of the reference voltage generator are coupled to respective second inputs of the first, second, third, and fourth comparators. The third and fourth comparators output to, respectively, first and second inputs of the hit sensor. The hit sensor outputs to an input of the window results comparison circuit. The window results comparison circuit outputs to an input of the window control circuit. The window control circuit outputs to an input of the reference voltage generator.

    Serial receiver equalization circuit

    公开(公告)号:US11063793B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-13

    申请号:US16876308

    申请日:2020-05-18

    Abstract: An equalization circuit includes a feed-forward equalization (FFE) circuit and a decision feedback equalization (DFE) circuit. The FFE circuit includes a first FFE tap, a second FFE tap coupled to the first FFE tap, and a variable gain amplifier. The variable gain amplifier includes an input and a programmable capacitor. The input is coupled to the first FFE tap and the second FFE tap. The programmable capacitor is coupled to the input. The DFE circuit includes an input and a DFE tap. The input is coupled to the variable gain amplifier. The DFE tap is coupled to the input of the variable gain amplifier.

    Methods and apparatus to reduce retimer latency and jitter

    公开(公告)号:US11956340B1

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-09

    申请号:US17956487

    申请日:2022-09-29

    CPC classification number: H04L7/0008

    Abstract: An example system includes: interleaving circuitry including a data input, a plurality of data outputs, and a plurality of clock inputs, the data input coupled to the received data input and each of the plurality of clock inputs coupled to one of the plurality of receiver clock outputs; and handoff circuitry coupled to the interleaving circuitry, the handoff circuitry including: comparison circuitry coupled to the clock generation circuitry and configured to compare the plurality of receiver clocks to the transmission clock; clock configuration circuitry coupled to the comparison circuitry and configured to select one of the plurality of receiver clocks based on the comparison circuitry; and a plurality of flip-flops coupled to the clock configuration circuitry and configured to convert the plurality of data outputs from the plurality of receiver clocks to the transmission clock to generate a plurality of transmission data streams based on the one of the plurality of receiver clocks selected by the clock configuration circuitry.

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