PLD architecture optimized for 10G Ethernet physical layer solution
    1.
    发明授权
    PLD architecture optimized for 10G Ethernet physical layer solution 有权
    针对10G以太网物理层解决方案优化的PLD架构

    公开(公告)号:US08184651B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-05-22

    申请号:US12100360

    申请日:2008-04-09

    IPC分类号: H04L12/56

    CPC分类号: H04L49/30 H04L49/352

    摘要: An integrated circuit (e.g., a programmable integrated circuit such as a programmable microcontroller, a programmable logic device, etc.) includes programmable circuitry and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) transceiver circuitry. The programmable circuitry and the transceiver circuitry may be configured to implement the physical (PHY) layer of the 10 GbE networking specification. This integrated circuit may then be coupled to an optical transceiver module in order to transmit and receive 10 GbE optical signals. The transceiver circuitry and interface circuitry that connects the transceiver circuitry with the programmable circuitry may be hard-wired or partially hard-wired.

    摘要翻译: 集成电路(例如可编程集成电路,例如可编程微控制器,可编程逻辑器件等)包括可编程电路和10千兆以太网(10GbE)收发器电路。 可编程电路和收发器电路可以被配置为实现10GbE网络规范的物理(PHY)层。 该集成电路然后可以耦合到光收发器模块,以便发送和接收10GbE光信号。 将收发器电路与可编程电路连接的收发器电路和接口电路可以是硬接线或部分硬接线的。

    Transmitter with multiple phase locked loops
    2.
    发明授权
    Transmitter with multiple phase locked loops 有权
    具有多个锁相环的变送器

    公开(公告)号:US07821343B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-26

    申请号:US12229813

    申请日:2008-08-27

    IPC分类号: H03L7/00

    CPC分类号: H03L7/23

    摘要: A transmitter that includes a first phase locked loop (PLL) and a second PLL coupled to the first PLL is described. In one implementation, the first PLL is an inductance-capacitance (LC) type PLL and the second PLL is a ring type PLL. Also, in one embodiment, the transmitter further includes a PLL selection multiplexer coupled to the first and second PLLs, where the PLL selection multiplexer receives an output of the first PLL and an output of the second PLL and outputs either the output of the first PLL or the output of the second PLL. In one implementation, a control signal for controlling selection by the PLL selection multiplexer is programmable at runtime. In one implementation, the transmitter of the present invention further includes a clock generation block coupled to the PLL selection multiplexer, a serializer block coupled to the clock generation block and a transmit driver block coupled to the serializer block. In one embodiment, the transmit driver block includes only one post-tap pre-driver and only one main-tap pre-driver. The transmitter of the present invention is capable of operating in a wide range mode or a low jitter mode by selecting the appropriate PLL. In wide range mode, a wider frequency range is desirable. On the other hand, in low jitter mode, a low jitter is desirable.

    摘要翻译: 描述了包括耦合到第一PLL的第一锁相环(PLL)和第二PLL的发射机。 在一个实现中,第一PLL是电感 - 电容(LC)型PLL,第二PLL是环型PLL。 此外,在一个实施例中,发射机还包括耦合到第一和第二PLL的PLL选择多路复用器,其中PLL选择多路复用器接收第一PLL的输出和第二PLL的输出,并输出第一PLL的输出 或第二PLL的输出。 在一个实现中,用于控制PLL选择多路复用器的选择的控制信号在运行时可编程。 在一个实现中,本发明的发射机还包括耦合到PLL选择多路复用器的时钟产生模块,耦合到时钟产生模块的串行器模块和耦合到串行器模块的发送驱动器模块。 在一个实施例中,发射驱动器块仅包括一个抽头前驱动器和仅一个主抽头预驱动器。 本发明的发射机能够通过选择适当的PLL在宽范围模式或低抖动模式下工作。 在宽范围模式下,需要较宽的频率范围。 另一方面,在低抖动模式中,需要低抖动。

    Signal detect for high-speed serial interface
    3.
    发明授权
    Signal detect for high-speed serial interface 有权
    信号检测用于高速串行接口

    公开(公告)号:US08290750B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-16

    申请号:US13036437

    申请日:2011-02-28

    IPC分类号: H03F1/26

    摘要: Signal detection circuitry for a serial interface oversamples the input—i.e., samples the input multiple times per clock cycle—so that the likelihood of missing a signal is reduced. Sampling may be done with a regenerative latch which has a large bandwidth and can latch a signal at high speed. The amplitude threshold for detection may be programmable, particularly in a programmable device. Thus, between the use of a regenerative latch which is likely to catch any signal that might be present, and the use of oversampling to avoid the problem of sampling at the wrong time, the likelihood of failing to detect a signal is greatly diminished. Logic, such as a state machine, may be used to determine whether the samples captured s do or do not represent a signal. That logic may be programmable, allowing a user to set various parameters for signal detection.

    摘要翻译: 串行接口的信号检测电路对输入进行过采样,即每个时钟周期对输入进行多次采样,从而减少信号丢失的可能性。 可以使用具有大带宽的再生锁存器并且可以高速锁存信号来进行采样。 用于检测的幅度阈值可以是可编程的,特别是在可编程器件中。 因此,在可能捕获可能存在的任何信号的再生锁存器的使用之间以及使用过采样以避免在错误时间采样的问题,大大减少了不能检测信号的可能性。 可以使用诸如状态机的逻辑来确定捕获的样本是否或不表示信号。 该逻辑可以是可编程的,允许用户设置用于信号检测的各种参数。

    High-speed serial data signal transmitter driver circuitry
    4.
    发明申请
    High-speed serial data signal transmitter driver circuitry 审中-公开
    高速串行数据信号发射器驱动电路

    公开(公告)号:US20090154591A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-06-18

    申请号:US12002540

    申请日:2007-12-17

    IPC分类号: H04L27/00

    CPC分类号: H04L25/028

    摘要: Transmitter driver circuitry for outputting a high-speed serial data signal (e.g., in the range of about 10 gigabits per second or higher) includes H-tree driver circuitry having only a main driver stage and a post-tap driver stage. At least one transistor in the H-tree driver circuitry is constructed and connected to provide electrostatic discharge protection. PMOS and NMOS current sources are used for the H-tree driver circuitry to enhance power supply noise rejection.

    摘要翻译: 用于输出高速串行数据信号(例如,在大约10吉比特每秒或更高的范围内)的发射器驱动器电路包括仅具有主驱动器级和抽头后驱动级的H树驱动器电路。 H树驱动器电路中的至少一个晶体管被构造和连接以提供静电放电保护。 PMOS和NMOS电流源用于H-tree驱动器电路,以增强电源噪声抑制。

    PLD ARCHITECTURE OPTIMIZED FOR 10G ETHERNET PHYSICAL LAYER SOLUTION
    5.
    发明申请
    PLD ARCHITECTURE OPTIMIZED FOR 10G ETHERNET PHYSICAL LAYER SOLUTION 有权
    针对10G以太网物理层解决方案优化的PLD架构

    公开(公告)号:US20090257445A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-15

    申请号:US12100360

    申请日:2008-04-09

    IPC分类号: H04L12/66

    CPC分类号: H04L49/30 H04L49/352

    摘要: An integrated circuit (e.g., a programmable integrated circuit such as a programmable microcontroller, a programmable logic device, etc.) includes programmable circuitry and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10 GbE) transceiver circuitry. The programmable circuitry and the transceiver circuitry may be configured to implement the physical (PHY) layer of the 10GbE networking specification. This integrated circuit may then be coupled to an optical transceiver module in order to transmit and receive 10 GbE optical signals. The transceiver circuitry and interface circuitry that connects the transceiver circuitry with the programmable circuitry may be hard-wired or partially hard-wired.

    摘要翻译: 集成电路(例如可编程集成电路,例如可编程微控制器,可编程逻辑器件等)包括可编程电路和10千兆以太网(10GbE)收发器电路。 可编程电路和收发器电路可以被配置为实现10GbE网络规范的物理(PHY)层。 该集成电路然后可以耦合到光收发器模块,以便发送和接收10GbE光信号。 将收发器电路与可编程电路连接的收发器电路和接口电路可以是硬接线或部分硬接线的。

    Signal detect for high-speed serial interface
    7.
    发明授权
    Signal detect for high-speed serial interface 有权
    信号检测用于高速串行接口

    公开(公告)号:US07899649B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-01

    申请号:US12053884

    申请日:2008-03-24

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00

    摘要: Signal detection circuitry for a serial interface oversamples the input—i.e., samples the input multiple times per clock cycle—so that the likelihood of missing a signal is reduced. Sampling may be done with a regenerative latch which has a large bandwidth and can latch a signal at high speed. The amplitude threshold for detection may be programmable, particularly in a programmable device. Thus, between the use of a regenerative latch which is likely to catch any signal that might be present, and the use of oversampling to avoid the problem of sampling at the wrong time, the likelihood of failing to detect a signal is greatly diminished. Logic, such as a state machine, may be used to determine whether the samples captured s do or do not represent a signal. That logic may be programmable, allowing a user to set various parameters for signal detection.

    摘要翻译: 串行接口的信号检测电路对输入进行过采样,即每个时钟周期对输入进行多次采样,从而减少信号丢失的可能性。 可以使用具有大带宽的再生锁存器并且可以高速锁存信号来进行采样。 用于检测的幅度阈值可以是可编程的,特别是在可编程器件中。 因此,在可能捕获可能存在的任何信号的再生锁存器的使用之间以及使用过采样以避免在错误时间采样的问题,大大减少了不能检测信号的可能性。 可以使用诸如状态机的逻辑来确定捕获的样本是否或不表示信号。 该逻辑可以是可编程的,允许用户设置用于信号检测的各种参数。

    Integrated circuits with configurable inductors
    8.
    发明授权
    Integrated circuits with configurable inductors 有权
    具有可配置电感器的集成电路

    公开(公告)号:US08836443B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-16

    申请号:US13617347

    申请日:2012-09-14

    摘要: Integrated circuits with phase-locked loops are provided. Phase-locked loops may include an oscillator, a phase-frequency detector, a charge pump, a loop filter, a voltage-controlled oscillator, and a programmable divider. The voltage-controlled oscillator may include multiple inductors, an oscillator circuit, and a buffer circuit. A selected one of the multiple inductors may be actively connected to the oscillator circuit. The voltage-controlled oscillators may have multiple oscillator circuits. Each oscillator circuit may be connected to a respective inductor, may include a varactor, and may be powered by a respective voltage regulator. Each oscillator circuit may be coupled to a respective input transistor pair in the buffer circuit through associated coupling capacitors. A selected one of the oscillator circuits may be turned on during normal operation by supplying a high voltage to the selected one of the oscillator circuit and by supply a ground voltage to the remaining oscillator circuits.

    摘要翻译: 提供具有锁相环的集成电路。 锁相环可以包括振荡器,相位频率检测器,电荷泵,环路滤波器,压控振荡器和可编程分频器。 压控振荡器可以包括多个电感器,振荡器电路和缓冲电路。 多个电感器中选择的一个可以主动地连接到振荡器电路。 压控振荡器可以具有多个振荡器电路。 每个振荡器电路可以连接到相应的电感器,可以包括变容二极管,并且可以由相应的电压调节器供电。 每个振荡器电路可以通过相关联的耦合电容器耦合到缓冲电路中的相应输入晶体管对。 所选择的一个振荡器电路可以在正常操作期间通过向所选振荡器电路中的一个提供高电压并且向剩余的振荡器电路提供接地电压而导通。

    SIGNAL LOSS DETECTOR FOR HIGH-SPEED SERIAL INTERFACE OF A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE
    9.
    发明申请
    SIGNAL LOSS DETECTOR FOR HIGH-SPEED SERIAL INTERFACE OF A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE 有权
    用于可编程逻辑器件高速串行接口的信号丢失检测器

    公开(公告)号:US20110235756A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-29

    申请号:US13151717

    申请日:2011-06-02

    IPC分类号: H04L27/06

    CPC分类号: H04L25/45

    摘要: A loss-of-signal detector includes digital and analog monitoring of incoming data. The incoming signal is compared digitally to at least one predetermined pattern that may indicate a loss of signal, and also is monitored by an analog detector that detects transitions in the data. If the digital comparison fails to match any of the at least one predetermined pattern, or if transitions are detected by the analog monitoring, even if the digital comparison produces a pattern match, then loss of signal is not indicated.

    摘要翻译: 信号丢失检测器包括对输入数据进行数字和模拟监测。 输入信号被数字地比较为可以指示信号丢失的至少一个预定模式,并且还由检测数据中的转换的模拟检测器监视。 如果数字比较不能匹配至少一个预定模式中的任何一个,或者如果通过模拟监视检测到转换,即使数字比较产生模式匹配,则不指示信号丢失。

    Integrated circuit architectures with heterogeneous high-speed serial interface circuitry
    10.
    发明授权
    Integrated circuit architectures with heterogeneous high-speed serial interface circuitry 有权
    具有异构高速串行接口电路的集成电路架构

    公开(公告)号:US07759972B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-20

    申请号:US11981934

    申请日:2007-10-31

    IPC分类号: H01L25/00

    CPC分类号: H03K19/177

    摘要: An integrated circuit device such as a programmable logic device (“PLD”) includes a plurality of blocks of legacy circuitry. These legacy blocks leave at least one corner of the device unoccupied by such legacy circuitry. This at least one corner is used for relatively newly developed circuitry so as to simplify and speed the design of relatively new circuitry, to avoid having to significantly redesign any of the legacy circuitry to give the device the capabilities of the new circuitry, etc. The relatively newly developed circuitry may be high-speed serial data signal interface (“HSSI”) circuitry that is capable of operating at serial data rates faster than any legacy HSSI circuitry on the device.

    摘要翻译: 诸如可编程逻辑器件(“PLD”)的集成电路器件包括多个遗留电路块。 这些传统块离开设备的至少一个角落,不被这种遗留电路占用。 这个至少一个角用于相对新开发的电路,以便简化和加速相对新的电路的设计,以避免必须重新设计任何传统电路以给予设备新电路的能力等。 相对新开发的电路可以是高速串行数据信号接口(“HSSI”)电路,其能够以比设备上的任何传统HSSI电路更快的串行数据速率工作。