All-pass termination network with equalization and wide common-mode range
    1.
    发明授权
    All-pass termination network with equalization and wide common-mode range 有权
    全通终端网络具有均衡和宽共模范围

    公开(公告)号:US07649409B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-01-19

    申请号:US11877255

    申请日:2007-10-23

    IPC分类号: H03B1/00

    摘要: An integrated circuit comprises a pin coupled to receive signals from outside the integrated circuit and an input network. The input network equalizes incoming signals by attenuating lower frequency input signals more than higher frequency input signals received at the pin. The input network is configured to generate a DC bias voltage at an output of the input network in response to an AC coupled input signal or a DC coupled input signal received at the pin with a wide common-mode range.

    摘要翻译: 集成电路包括被耦合以从集成电路外部接收信号的引脚和输入网络。 输入网络通过衰减低频输入信号来均衡输入信号,而不是在引脚处接收的高频输入信号。 输入网络被配置为响应于AC耦合输入信号或在具有宽共模范围的引脚处接收的DC耦合输入信号,在输入网络的输出处产生DC偏置电压。

    Built-in test circuit for testing AC transfer characteristic of high-speed analog circuit
    2.
    发明授权
    Built-in test circuit for testing AC transfer characteristic of high-speed analog circuit 有权
    内置测试电路,用于测试高速模拟电路的交流传输特性

    公开(公告)号:US07994807B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-08-09

    申请号:US11877519

    申请日:2007-10-23

    IPC分类号: G01R31/3187

    CPC分类号: G01R31/2884

    摘要: An analog device under test circuit and a built-in test circuit for testing an AC transfer characteristic of the analog device under test are fabricated on an integrated circuit. The built-in test circuit includes an amplitude detector that detects the amplitude of the output signal of the analog device under test. The test time is reduced by sampling in real-time the DC value corresponding to the amplitude of the analog device under test. An additional reduction in the test time is achieved by using comparators with upper and lower limit reference signals and a pass-fail logic test.

    摘要翻译: 一个模拟器件被测电路和一个用于测试被测模拟器件的交流传输特性的内置测试电路是在集成电路上制造的。 内置测试电路包括检测被测模拟器件的输出信号振幅的振幅检测器。 通过实时采样对应于被测模拟装置的幅度的DC值,可以减少测试时间。 通过使用具有上限和下限参考信号的比较器和通过失效逻辑测试来实现测试时间的进一步减少。

    Cable detector
    3.
    发明授权
    Cable detector 有权
    电缆探测器

    公开(公告)号:US08294473B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-23

    申请号:US12423704

    申请日:2009-04-14

    IPC分类号: G01R31/02

    CPC分类号: G01R19/16528

    摘要: A cable detector includes one or more peak detectors that detect when a termination impedance is missing from the output of a line driver. A peak detection signal is asserted when signals on a transmission line exceed a threshold level. A fault condition is asserted when the peak detection signal is asserted for a sufficient length of time to indicate that an actual fault is detected. The time period required for detecting a lost or missing line termination is longer than the time periods for any one of the pathological conditions to avoid a false positive detection. After the peak detection signal is de-asserted, the fault condition will be maintained until another sufficient length of time has expired without a peak detection.

    摘要翻译: 电缆检测器包括一个或多个峰值检测器,其检测何时从线路驱动器的输出丢失终端阻抗。 当传输线上的信号超过阈值电平时,峰值检测信号被断言。 当峰值检测信号被断言足够的时间长度以指示检测到实际故障时,断言故障条件。 检测丢失或缺失线终止所需的时间长于任何一种病理状况的时间段,以避免假阳性检测。 在峰值检测信号被取消断言之后,故障状态将保持到另一个足够长的时间到期而没有峰值检测。

    RC calibration circuit with reduced power consumption and increased accuracy
    5.
    发明授权
    RC calibration circuit with reduced power consumption and increased accuracy 有权
    RC校准电路,功耗降低,准确度提高

    公开(公告)号:US06262603B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-07-17

    申请号:US09515183

    申请日:2000-02-29

    IPC分类号: H03K522

    摘要: An RC calibration circuit, which utilizes a resistor and a variable capacitor connected in parallel, reduces power consumption and increases the accuracy of the calibration by comparing the voltage on the resistor to the voltage on the capacitor after a predetermined time has expired since the capacitor began charging up. The result of the comparison, which indicates whether the voltage on the resistor is greater than the voltage on the capacitor, is then used to adjust the capacitance of the capacitor to servo the RC time constant to a predetermined value.

    摘要翻译: 使用电阻器和可变电容并联连接的RC校准电路通过将电阻器上的电压与电容器上的电压进行比较,降低功耗并提高校准精度,这是由于电容器开始 充电 比较结果表明,电阻器上的电压是否大于电容器上的电压,然后用于调整电容器的电容以使RC时间常数维持在预定值。

    Apparatus and method for skew measurement
    6.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for skew measurement 有权
    用于偏斜测量的装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07454647B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-11-18

    申请号:US11192426

    申请日:2005-07-28

    IPC分类号: G06F1/00 G01R13/00

    CPC分类号: G01R31/31726 G01R31/31937

    摘要: A skew measurement system and method wherein each of the signals among which the skew is to be determined is connected one at a time to a clock recovery loop. The locked state of the clock recovery loop is used as an indicator of the skew of the data signal relative to the internal clock of the clock recovery loop. By measuring the difference between the locked state of different signals, their relative skew can be measured.

    摘要翻译: 歪斜测量系统和方法,其中要确定歪斜的每个信号一次一个地连接到时钟恢复环路。 时钟恢复环路的锁定状态用作数据信号相对于时钟恢复环路内部时钟的偏斜的指示。 通过测量不同信号的锁定状态之间的差异,可以测量它们的相对偏差。

    CABLE DETECTOR
    8.
    发明申请
    CABLE DETECTOR 有权
    电缆检测器

    公开(公告)号:US20090309611A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-17

    申请号:US12423704

    申请日:2009-04-14

    IPC分类号: G01R31/00

    CPC分类号: G01R19/16528

    摘要: A cable detector includes one or more peak detectors that detect when a termination impedance is missing from the output of a line driver. A peak detection signal is asserted when signals on a transmission line exceed a threshold level. A fault condition is asserted when the peak detection signal is asserted for a sufficient length of time to indicate that an actual fault is detected. The time period required for detecting a lost or missing line termination is longer than the time periods for any one of the pathological conditions to avoid a false positive detection. After the peak detection signal is de-asserted, the fault condition will be maintained until another sufficient length of time has expired without a peak detection.

    摘要翻译: 电缆检测器包括一个或多个峰值检测器,其检测何时从线路驱动器的输出丢失终端阻抗。 当传输线上的信号超过阈值电平时,峰值检测信号被断言。 当峰值检测信号被断言足够的时间长度以指示检测到实际故障时,断言故障条件。 检测丢失或缺失线终止所需的时间长于任何一种病理状况的时间段,以避免假阳性检测。 在峰值检测信号被取消断言之后,故障状态将保持到另一个足够长的时间到期而没有峰值检测。

    Differential signal generator with built-in test circuitry
    9.
    发明授权
    Differential signal generator with built-in test circuitry 有权
    差分信号发生器,内置测试电路

    公开(公告)号:US07208981B1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-24

    申请号:US10907904

    申请日:2005-04-20

    IPC分类号: H03K5/22

    摘要: A circuit and method are provided for performing built-in test of output signal magnitudes of integrated differential signal generator circuitry. In accordance with one embodiment, first upper and lower reference voltages and second upper and lower reference voltages are received via a plurality of reference electrodes, wherein: a difference between the first and upper and lower reference voltages comprises a first difference magnitude; a difference between the second upper and lower reference voltages comprises a second difference magnitude; and the first difference magnitude is greater than the second difference magnitude. Test signal generator circuitry provides a plurality of binary signals with respective successions of opposing signal states. Differential signal generator circuitry, coupled to the test signal generator circuitry and responsive to the plurality of binary signals, provides a plurality of differential signals having respective magnitudes related to the respective successions of opposing binary signal states. Signal comparison circuitry, coupled to the plurality of reference electrodes and the differential signal generator circuitry, and responsive to the first and second upper and lower reference signals and the plurality of differential signals, provides a plurality of test signals with respective test signal states indicative of whether respective ones of the differential signal magnitudes are within a range defined as being less than the first difference magnitude and greater than the second difference magnitude.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种电路和方法,用于对集成差分信号发生器电路的输出信号幅值进行内置测试。 根据一个实施例,经由多个参考电极接收第一上参考电压和第二上参考电压和第二上基准电压和下参考电压,其中:第一和上参考电压之间的差包括第一差幅度; 第二上参考电压和下参考电压之间的差包括第二差值; 并且第一差值幅度大于第二差值幅度。 测试信号发生器电路提供具有各自相对的信号状态的多个二进制信号。 耦合到测试信号发生器电路并响应于多个二进制信号的差分信号发生器电路提供具有与相应二进制信号状态的相应序列相关的相应幅度的多个差分信号。 耦合到多个参考电极和差分信号发生器电路并且响应于第一和第二上参考信号和下参考信号和多个差分信号的信号比较电路提供多个测试信号,其中各测试信号状态指示 差分信号幅度中的各个是否在限定为小于第一差分幅度并大于第二差值的范围内。

    Line driver for producing operating condition invariant signal levels
    10.
    发明授权
    Line driver for producing operating condition invariant signal levels 有权
    线路驱动器,用于产生运行状态不变信号电平

    公开(公告)号:US06177789B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-01-23

    申请号:US09495133

    申请日:2000-01-31

    IPC分类号: G05F316

    CPC分类号: H04L25/028

    摘要: A line driver outputs a pair of transmit signals TX+ and TX− that have substantially reduced output level variations due to variations in process, voltage, and temperature. The reduced output level variations are provided by varying the magnitude of the current that sets up the voltages of the transmit signals in a manner that offsets variations in the power supply voltage, temperature, and process, and by limiting variations of the bandgap current source to process and temperature only.

    摘要翻译: 线路驱动器输出一对发射信号TX +和TX-,其由于过程,电压和温度的变化而具有显着降低的输出电平变化。 减小的输出电平变化通过改变设置发射信号的电压的电流的大小来提供,该电流以抵消电源电压,温度和过程的变化的方式,并且通过将带隙电流源的变化限制为 过程和温度。