摘要:
A frequency synthesizer comprising a reference oscillator configured to generate a first clock signal with a reference frequency and a divider controller configured to receive the first clock signal, a second clock signal, and a multiplier value. The divider controller is configured to obtain a ratio of a frequency of the first clock signal to a frequency of the second clock signal and divide the resulting ratio by the multiplier value to obtain controller output value. A divider is configured to receive the first clock signal and controller output value and output an output clock signal with a frequency equal to the frequency of the first clock signal divided by the controller output value.
摘要:
Various embodiments relate to frequency dividers. A current of a current source of the frequency divider is controlled based on a property of an output signal of the frequency divider.
摘要:
Methods, apparatus, and fabrication techniques relating to management of noise arising from capacitance in a clock tree of an integrated circuit. In some embodiments, the methods comprise receiving a signal to adjust a clock having a first rate to a second rate; and ramping, in response to receiving the signal, the clock from the first rate to the second rate, wherein the ramping comprises changing the frequency of the clock to at least one third rate between the first and second rates.
摘要:
In one embodiment a circuit for testing delays is provided. A test signal generator circuit toggles a plurality of output signals 1 through N in sequential order, separating the toggles by a delay period. Each output signal is coupled to an input of a respective one of a plurality of delay circuits. A phase detector circuit is coupled to the delay circuits and is configured to determine the order in which signals output from delay circuits X−1, X, and X+1 are toggled for each delay circuit X. In response to the output signals being toggled in the order X−1 followed by X followed by X+1, the phase comparator circuit is configured to output a first signal indicating correct operation. Otherwise, the phase comparator circuit is configured to output a second signal indicating incorrect operation.
摘要:
The present invention provides a CMOS-inverter-type frequency divider circuit that can further reduce power consumption.The CMOS-inverter-type frequency divider circuit includes: a plurality of CMOS inverters that contribute to realizing a frequency division function; a frequency division control section for performing control such that some or all of the plurality of CMOS inverters are intermittently driven at the respective different timings in accordance with an input signal; and a drive power supplying section for supplying powers for driving the plurality of CMOS inverters, and for, based on state information indicating whether VCO sub band selection or normal transmission is performed, switching some or all of the powers for the plurality of CMOS inverters between the VCO sub band selection and the normal transmission.
摘要:
A frequency divider includes a least significant (LS) stage, multiple cascaded divider stages, and an output stage. The LS stage receives an input signal, a program bit and a first mode signal, and generates a first frequency-divided signal and an output mode signal. Each of the plurality of divider stages divides the frequency of an output of an immediately previous stage by a value specified by a corresponding program bit and a corresponding mode signal. A first divider stage in the plurality of divider stages is coupled to receive the first frequency-divided signal and to generate the first mode signal. The output stage receives the output mode signal and a control signal, and generates an output signal by dividing a frequency of the output mode signal by two if the control signal is at one logic level. The output stage forwards the output mode signal without division otherwise.
摘要:
A delay line compensated for process, voltage, and temperature variations, includes a delay locked loop (DLL) configured to delay a digital signal by the clock period of the digital signal, the DLL including a DLL delay line arranged as a plurality of cascaded sub-delay lines each sub-delay line providing one of a plurality of delay quanta in response to a digital control signal. A fractionating circuit is configured to generate a digital delay line control signal that is a fraction of the digital control signal. A digital delay line is arranged as a plurality of cascaded sub-delay lines each sub-delay line providing one of a plurality of delay quanta in response to the digital delay line control signal.
摘要:
A divider circuit comprises at least two clock edge controlled differential buffer store elements, each being clocked by complementary input clock signals, each comprising internal storage nodes which are pre-chargeable to a pre-charge potential, and each comprising a differential data input. The internal storage nodes of the buffer store elements are either pre-charged at the pre-charge potential or store a logic level, depending on the relevant input clock signals. The differential data inputs of one of the buffer store elements is connected to the internal storage nodes of the other buffer store element and pulsed signals can be tapped off at the internal differential storage node.
摘要:
A flip-flop has a first latch and a second latch. The first latch has a first feedback circuit and a first selecting circuit which selects one of a first data input signal and an output signal of the first feedback circuit, based on the logic level of a first clock signal. The second latch has a second feedback circuit and a second selecting circuit which selects an output signal of the first latch and an output signal of the second feedback circuit based on the inverted logic level in case of the first latch. The first feedback circuit has a third selecting circuit which selects one of an output signal of the first latch and a second data input signal based on the logic level of a second clock signal, and outputs a signal selected by the third selecting circuit to the first selecting circuit.
摘要:
A method for dividing a signal having a first frequency by a divide ratio includes selecting, based on the divide ratio, a first pulse width of at least one signal having a second frequency and being generated by at least a corresponding one of a plurality of pulse-width control circuits responsive to at least one signal having a second pulse width. The method includes selecting at least one of the plurality of pulse-width control circuits to be powered-on to generate the at least one signal. The at least one of the plurality of pulse-width control circuits includes a first pulse-width control circuit to generate a first signal having the first pulse-width, second frequency, and first phase. The first signal corresponds to a select circuit output signal having a first phase. The method includes selecting at least one other of the plurality of pulse-width control circuits to be powered-off.