Generating Multiple Clock Phases
    1.
    发明申请
    Generating Multiple Clock Phases 有权
    生成多个时钟相位

    公开(公告)号:US20100090733A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-15

    申请号:US12511352

    申请日:2009-07-29

    IPC分类号: H03L7/06

    摘要: In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first circuit input for receiving a first reference signal having a first phase; a second circuit input for receiving a second reference signal having a second phase; a third circuit input for receiving a target phase signal; a circuit output for outputting an output signal; a first multiplying mixer cell (MMC) comprising a first MMC input, a second MMC input, and a first MMC output; a second MMC comprising a third MMC input, a fourth MMC input, and a second MMC output. In an example embodiment, the first circuit input is connected to the first MMC input; the second circuit input is connected to the third MMC input; the third circuit input is connected to the second MMC input and the fourth MMC input; the first MMC output and the second MMC output are combined with each other to provide the circuit output; and the output signal, when present, represents an error signal that is proportional to a phase difference between a phase of the target phase signal and an average of the first and second phases.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,电路包括用于接收具有第一相位的第一参考信号的第一电路输入端; 用于接收具有第二相位的第二参考信号的第二电路输入; 用于接收目标相位信号的第三电路输入; 用于输出输出信号的电路输出; 包括第一MMC输入,第二MMC输入和第一MMC输出的第一乘法混频器单元(MMC); 第二MMC,包括第三MMC输入,第四MMC输入和第二MMC输出。 在示例性实施例中,第一电路输入连接到第一MMC输入; 第二个电路输入连接到第三个MMC输入端; 第三电路输入连接到第二MMC输入和第四MMC输入; 第一MMC输出和第二MMC输出相互组合以提供电路输出; 并且当存在时,输出信号表示与目标相位信号的相位与第一和第二相位的平均值之间的相位差成比例的误差信号。

    Generating multiple clock phases
    2.
    发明授权
    Generating multiple clock phases 有权
    生成多个时钟阶段

    公开(公告)号:US08058914B2

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-15

    申请号:US12511352

    申请日:2009-07-29

    IPC分类号: H03L7/06

    摘要: In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first circuit input for receiving a first reference signal having a first phase; a second circuit input for receiving a second reference signal having a second phase; a third circuit input for receiving a target phase signal; a circuit output for outputting an output signal; a first multiplying mixer cell (MMC) comprising a first MMC input, a second MMC input, and a first MMC output; a second MMC comprising a third MMC input, a fourth MMC input, and a second MMC output. In an example embodiment, the first circuit input is connected to the first MMC input; the second circuit input is connected to the third MMC input; the third circuit input is connected to the second MMC input and the fourth MMC input; the first MMC output and the second MMC output are combined with each other to provide the circuit output; and the output signal, when present, represents an error signal that is proportional to a phase difference between a phase of the target phase signal and an average of the first and second phases.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,电路包括用于接收具有第一相位的第一参考信号的第一电路输入端; 用于接收具有第二相位的第二参考信号的第二电路输入; 用于接收目标相位信号的第三电路输入; 用于输出输出信号的电路输出; 包括第一MMC输入,第二MMC输入和第一MMC输出的第一乘法混频器单元(MMC); 第二MMC,包括第三MMC输入,第四MMC输入和第二MMC输出。 在示例性实施例中,第一电路输入连接到第一MMC输入; 第二个电路输入连接到第三个MMC输入端; 第三电路输入连接到第二MMC输入和第四MMC输入; 第一MMC输出和第二MMC输出相互组合以提供电路输出; 并且当存在时,输出信号表示与目标相位信号的相位与第一和第二相位的平均值之间的相位差成比例的误差信号。

    Clock and data recovery (CDR) using phase interpolation
    3.
    发明授权
    Clock and data recovery (CDR) using phase interpolation 有权
    时钟和数据恢复(CDR)使用相位插值

    公开(公告)号:US08718217B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-06

    申请号:US12511365

    申请日:2009-07-29

    IPC分类号: H03D3/24

    摘要: In one embodiment, a circuit includes a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) configured to generate k first clock signals that each have a first phase based on a charge-pump control voltage signal; one or more phase interpolators (PIs) configured to receive the k first clock signals and one or more first feedback controls signals and generate m second clock signals that each have a second phase based on the k first clock signals and the one or more first feedback control signals; a first phase detector (PD) configured to receive the m second clock signals and generate the one or more first feedback control signals based on the m second clock signals; a second PD configured to generate one or more second feedback control signals based on the m second clock signals; and a charge pump configured to output the charge-pump control voltage signal based on the second feedback control signals.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,电路包括被配置为产生k个第一时钟信号的压控振荡器(VCO),每个第一时钟信号各自具有基于电荷泵控制电压信号的第一相位; 配置成接收k个第一时钟信号的一个或多个相位内插器(PI)和一个或多个第一反馈控制信号并产生m个第二时钟信号,每个第二时钟信号基于k个第一时钟信号和一个或多个第一反馈 控制信号; 第一相位检测器(PD),被配置为接收m个第二时钟信号,并且基于m个第二时钟信号产生一个或多个第一反馈控制信号; 配置为基于所述m个第二时钟信号产生一个或多个第二反馈控制信号的第二PD; 以及电荷泵,被配置为基于所述第二反馈控制信号输出所述电荷泵控制电压信号。

    Clock and Data Recovery (CDR) Using Phase Interpolation
    4.
    发明申请
    Clock and Data Recovery (CDR) Using Phase Interpolation 有权
    时钟和数据恢复(CDR)使用相位插值

    公开(公告)号:US20100091927A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-15

    申请号:US12511365

    申请日:2009-07-29

    IPC分类号: H04L27/01

    摘要: In one embodiment, a circuit includes a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) configured to generate k first clock signals that each have a first phase based on a charge-pump control voltage signal; one or more phase interpolators (PIs) configured to receive the k first clock signals and one or more first feedback controls signals and generate m second clock signals that each have a second phase based on the k first clock signals and the one or more first feedback control signals; a first phase detector (PD) configured to receive the m second clock signals and generate the one or more first feedback control signals based on the m second clock signals; a second PD configured to generate one or more second feedback control signals based on the m second clock signals; and a charge pump configured to output the charge-pump control voltage signal based on the second feedback control signals.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,电路包括被配置为产生k个第一时钟信号的压控振荡器(VCO),每个第一时钟信号各自具有基于电荷泵控制电压信号的第一相位; 配置成接收k个第一时钟信号的一个或多个相位内插器(PI)和一个或多个第一反馈控制信号并产生m个第二时钟信号,每个第二时钟信号基于k个第一时钟信号和一个或多个第一反馈 控制信号; 第一相位检测器(PD),被配置为接收m个第二时钟信号,并且基于m个第二时钟信号产生一个或多个第一反馈控制信号; 配置为基于所述m个第二时钟信号产生一个或多个第二反馈控制信号的第二PD; 以及电荷泵,被配置为基于所述第二反馈控制信号输出所述电荷泵控制电压信号。

    Symmetric phase detector
    5.
    发明授权
    Symmetric phase detector 失效
    对称相位检测器

    公开(公告)号:US08138798B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-20

    申请号:US12511340

    申请日:2009-07-29

    IPC分类号: G01R25/00 H03D13/00

    摘要: In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first circuit input for receiving a first input signal having a first phase; a second circuit input for receiving a second input signal having a second phase; a circuit output for outputting a circuit output signal; a first mixer cell comprising a first mixer cell input, a second mixer cell input, and a first mixer cell output; and a second mixer cell comprising a third mixer cell input, a fourth mixer cell input, and a second mixer cell output. The first circuit input is connected to the first and second mixer cell inputs, the second circuit input is connected to the second and fourth mixer cell inputs, and the first and second mixer cell outputs are combined to provide the circuit output. The current of the circuit output signal is proportional to a phase offset between the first and second phases.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,电路包括用于接收具有第一相位的第一输入信号的第一电路输入端; 用于接收具有第二相位的第二输入信号的第二电路输入; 用于输出电路输出信号的电路输出; 第一混频器单元,包括第一混频器单元输入,第二混频器单元输入和第一混频器单元输出; 以及包括第三混频器单元输入,第四混频器单元输入和第二混频器单元输出的第二混频器单元。 第一电路输入连接到第一和第二混频器单元输入,第二电路输入连接到第二和第四混频器单元输入,并且组合第一和第二混频器单元输出以提供电路输出。 电路输出信号的电流与第一和第二相之间的相位偏移成比例。

    Digital Frequency Detector
    6.
    发明申请
    Digital Frequency Detector 审中-公开
    数字频率检测器

    公开(公告)号:US20100085086A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-08

    申请号:US12510211

    申请日:2009-07-27

    IPC分类号: H03B19/00

    摘要: In one embodiment, a method is described that includes receiving a first clock signal and a second clock signal; dividing the first clock signal by a value of n to generate a divided first clock signal; sampling the frequency detector the divided first clock signal with the second clock signal to generate a plurality of samples; generating a first adjustment signal if more than a predetermined number of consecutive samples in a set of consecutive samples have identical logical values; and generating a second adjustment signal if less than the predetermined number of consecutive samples in the set of consecutive samples have identical logical values.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,描述了一种包括接收第一时钟信号和第二时钟信号的方法; 将第一时钟信号除以n的值以产生分割的第一时钟信号; 对所述分频的第一时钟信号与所述第二时钟信号对所述频率检测器进行采样以产生多个采样; 如果一组连续样本中多于一个预定数量的连续样本具有相同的逻辑值,则产生第一调整信号; 以及如果小于所述连续样本集合中的预定数量的连续样本具有相同的逻辑值,则产生第二调整信号。

    Symmetric Phase Detector
    7.
    发明申请
    Symmetric Phase Detector 审中-公开
    对称相位检测器

    公开(公告)号:US20120177162A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-12

    申请号:US13424728

    申请日:2012-03-20

    IPC分类号: H04L27/06 H03D13/00

    摘要: In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first mixer cell and a second mixer cell that each have respectively a first cell input, a second cell input, and a cell output. The circuit includes a first circuit input configured to receive a first input signal having a first phase. The first circuit input is connected to the first cell input of the first mixer cell and the second cell input of the second mixer cell. The circuit includes a second circuit input configured to receive a second input signal having a second phase separated from the first phase by a nominal value. The second circuit input is connected to the second cell input of the first mixer cell and the first cell input of the second mixer cell.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,电路包括分别具有第一单元输入,第二单元输入和单元输出的第一混频器单元和第二混频器单元。 电路包括被配置为接收具有第一相位的第一输入信号的第一电路输入。 第一电路输入连接到第一混频器单元的第一单元输入和第二混频器单元的第二单元输入。 电路包括第二电路输入,其配置为接收具有与第一相分离的第二相位的标称值的第二输入信号。 第二电路输入连接到第一混频器单元的第二单元输入和第二混频器单元的第一单元输入。

    Symmetric Phase Detector
    8.
    发明申请
    Symmetric Phase Detector 失效
    对称相位检测器

    公开(公告)号:US20100090723A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-15

    申请号:US12511340

    申请日:2009-07-29

    IPC分类号: H03D13/00

    摘要: In one embodiment, a circuit includes a first circuit input for receiving a first input signal having a first phase; a second circuit input for receiving a second input signal having a second phase; a circuit output for outputting a circuit output signal; a first mixer cell comprising a first mixer cell input, a second mixer cell input, and a first mixer cell output; and a second mixer cell comprising a third mixer cell input, a fourth mixer cell input, and a second mixer cell output. The first circuit input is connected to the first and second mixer cell inputs, the second circuit input is connected to the second and fourth mixer cell inputs, and the first and second mixer cell outputs are combined to provide the circuit output. The current of the circuit output signal is proportional to a phase offset between the first and second phases.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,电路包括用于接收具有第一相位的第一输入信号的第一电路输入端; 用于接收具有第二相位的第二输入信号的第二电路输入; 用于输出电路输出信号的电路输出; 第一混频器单元,包括第一混频器单元输入,第二混频器单元输入和第一混频器单元输出; 以及包括第三混频器单元输入,第四混频器单元输入和第二混频器单元输出的第二混频器单元。 第一电路输入连接到第一和第二混频器单元输入,第二电路输入连接到第二和第四混频器单元输入,并且组合第一和第二混频器单元输出以提供电路输出。 电路输出信号的电流与第一和第二相之间的相位偏移成比例。

    Clock and data recovery with a data aligner
    9.
    发明授权
    Clock and data recovery with a data aligner 有权
    使用数据对准器进行时钟和数据恢复

    公开(公告)号:US08300754B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-30

    申请号:US12510199

    申请日:2009-07-27

    IPC分类号: H04L7/00

    CPC分类号: H04J3/0685 H03M9/00

    摘要: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving first and second input streams comprising first and second input data bits, respectively. The method includes generating first and second recovered clocks based on the first and second input streams, respectively. The method includes retiming and demultiplexing the first and second input data bits to generate n first recovered streams and n second recovered streams, respectively, each comprising first and second recovered data bits, respectively. The method further includes determining a phase difference between the first and second recovered clocks; aligning the first recovered data bits with the second recovered data bits based at least in part on a value of n and the phase difference; combining the first and second recovered data bits to generate an output stream; and retiming the first and second recovered data bits in the output stream based on either the first or second recovered clock.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,一种方法包括分别接收包括第一和第二输入数据位的第一和第二输入流。 该方法包括分别基于第一和第二输入流产生第一和第二恢复时钟。 该方法包括对第一和第二输入数据位进行重新定时和解复用以分别产生n个第一恢复流和n个第二恢复流,每个包括第一和第二恢复数据位。 该方法还包括确定第一和第二恢复时钟之间的相位差; 至少部分地基于n的值和相位差将第一恢复数据位与第二恢复数据位对准; 组合第一和第二恢复数据比特以产生输出流; 以及基于所述第一恢复时钟或第二恢复时钟重新计时输出流中的第一和第二恢复数据比特。

    Clock and Data Recovery with a Data Aligner
    10.
    发明申请
    Clock and Data Recovery with a Data Aligner 有权
    使用数据对齐器进行时钟和数据恢复

    公开(公告)号:US20100104057A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-29

    申请号:US12510199

    申请日:2009-07-27

    IPC分类号: H04L7/02

    CPC分类号: H04J3/0685 H03M9/00

    摘要: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving first and second input streams comprising first and second input data bits, respectively. The method includes generating first and second recovered clocks based on the first and second input streams, respectively. The method includes retiming and demultiplexing the first and second input data bits to generate n first recovered streams and n second recovered streams, respectively, each comprising first and second recovered data bits, respectively. The method further includes determining a phase difference between the first and second recovered clocks; aligning the first recovered data bits with the second recovered data bits based at least in part on a value of n and the phase difference; combining the first and second recovered data bits to generate an output stream; and retiming the first and second recovered data bits in the output stream based on either the first or second recovered clock.

    摘要翻译: 在一个实施例中,一种方法包括分别接收包括第一和第二输入数据位的第一和第二输入流。 该方法包括分别基于第一和第二输入流产生第一和第二恢复时钟。 该方法包括对第一和第二输入数据位进行重新定时和解复用以分别产生n个第一恢复流和n个第二恢复流,每个包括第一和第二恢复数据位。 该方法还包括确定第一和第二恢复时钟之间的相位差; 至少部分地基于n的值和相位差将第一恢复数据位与第二恢复数据位对准; 组合第一和第二恢复数据比特以产生输出流; 以及基于所述第一恢复时钟或第二恢复时钟重新计时输出流中的第一和第二恢复数据比特。